Ordered Lists in HTML and CSS: Removing the Period

Creating an ordered list without the period after the numbers is possible using CSS. While you may assume it's not feasible, let's explore how you can achieve this.

To remove the period, style the list as such:

ol.custom {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin-left: 0;
}

To create custom numbers, use the following code:

ol.custom > li {
  counter-increment: customlistcounter;
}

ol.custom > li:before {
  content: counter(customlistcounter) " ";
  font-weight: bold;
  float: left;
  width: 3em;
}

This will display custom numbers before each list item.

Keep in mind that this solution relies on the :before pseudo-selector, which may not work in older browsers like IE6 and IE7. To address this, use an additional CSS rule that targets these browsers specifically:

ol.custom {
  *list-style-type: decimal; /* targets IE6 and IE7 only */
}