HTML | DOM Style counterReset Property

Last Updated : 13 Jul, 2022

The Style counterReset property in HTML DOM is used to create or reset counters. This property is used with the counterincrement property and the content property.
Syntax:

It is used to return the counterReset property.

object.style.counterReset

It is used to set the counterReset property.

object.style.counterReset = "none|name|number|initial|inherit"

Property values

Value	Description
none	It is the default value no counter will be reset.
name	It holds the name of the counter which counter will be reset.
number	It holds the number which counter will be reset.
initial	Set this property to it’s default value.
inherit	Inherits the property from it’s parent element.

Return Value:This method returns a string containing counter-increment property of element.
Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
     
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style counterReset Property
    </title>
     
    <style>
        p:before {
            counter-increment: subj;
            content: "Subject " counter(subj) ": ";
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
     
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    <h2>
        HTML DOM Style counterReset Property
    </h2>
     
    <button onclick = "myFunction()">
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    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.body.style.counterReset = "subj";
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>                    