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Reversed Numbering

Whether a numbered list counts down instead of up.

Where to find it
Labelled Reversed Numbering in the "Selected Component" section of the Modify drawer.
Offered by
The List component. Other components do not have this setting.
Per device
Yes — you can set one value for every screen, or separate values for phone, tablet, and desktop.

In plain English

Set this to true and a numbered list counts down: a three-item list reads 3, 2, 1. The items themselves stay in the order you typed them — only the numbers run the other way.

That is exactly what a countdown wants. Write a top-10 with the best entry last, where a reader naturally builds to it, and the numbers correctly label it number 1.

Only a numbered list reads this. On a bulleted list it is ignored, because there is nothing to count.

What each option does

OptionWhat you will see
falseCounts up from the start: 1, 2, 3. The default.
trueCounts down to 1: 3, 2, 1. The items keep the order you typed.

When you would use it

  • A top-10, a countdown, a ranking that builds to number one.
  • A changelog or timeline where the highest, most recent entry is listed first.

How to change it

  1. Click the list on the canvas.
  2. In the Modify drawer, open "Selected Component", then "Reversed Numbering".
  3. Choose true to count down, false to count up.
  4. Uncheck "Same value for all resolutions" to differ per device.
One value, or one per device? Every input in this setting sits under a “Same value for all resolutions” checkbox. Leave it checked for a single value everywhere, or uncheck it to give phones, tablets, and desktops their own. How per-device values work.

Watch out for

  • This reverses the numbers, not the items. If the entries themselves are in the wrong order, reorder the lines under List Items.
  • Combined with Numbering Start, the start becomes the number counted down from — a start of 10 reads 10, 9, 8.

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