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## CounterStyleRenderer.withNegative() method
Create a new renderer which will render negative values by prefixing and suffixing the provided characters to the renderer function.
See [CSS Counter Styles Level 3, Formatting negative values: the negative descriptor](https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#counter-style-negative).
Signature:
```typescript
withNegative(prefix: string, suffix?: string): CounterStyleRenderer;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| prefix | string | String prepended to counter representation. |
| suffix | string | String appended to counter representation. |
Returns:
[CounterStyleRenderer](./counter-style.counterstylerenderer.md)