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Styling ordered list numbers

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  1. ol {
  2.     counter-reset:li; /* Initiate a counter */
  3.     padding:0; /* Remove the default left padding */
  4.     list-style:none; /* Disable the normal item numbering */
  5. }
  6. ol li {
  7.     position:relative; /* Create a positioning context */
  8.     margin:0 0 6px 2em; /* Give each list item a left margin to make room for the numbers */
  9.     padding:4px 8px;
  10.     border-top:2px solid #666;
  11.     background:#f6f6f6;
  12. }
  13. ol li:before {
  14.     content:counter(li); /* Use the counter as content */
  15.     counter-increment:li; /* Increment the counter by 1 */
  16.     /* Position and style the number */
  17.     position:absolute;
  18.     top:-2px;
  19.     left:-2em;
  20.     width:2em;
  21.     padding:4px 0;
  22.     border-top:2px solid #666;
  23.     color:#fff;
  24.     background:#666;
  25.     font-weight:bold;
  26.     font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  27.     text-align:center;
  28. }

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