marker-offset

The marker-offset CSS property describes the distance between the nearest border edges of a marker-box and the target node.

Usually the marker-box is a ::before or ::after pseudo-element set to display: marker;.

Initial value	auto
Applies to	elements with display: marker;
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animatable	no
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* Keyword value */
marker-offset: auto;

/* <length> values */
marker-offset: 10px;
marker-offset: 2em;

/* Global values */
marker-offset: inherit;
marker-offset: initial;
marker-offset: unset;

Values

<length>

See <length> for possible units.

auto

The browser will calculate and select an offset.

Formal syntax

<length> | auto

Examples

li:before {
  display: marker;
  marker-offset: 4px;
} 

Specifications

Was proposed in CSS 2, that was abandoned for CSS 2 (Level 1).

Browser compatibility