Вы можете попробовать radial-gradient
в качестве повторяющегося фона:
.span {
position: relative;
background-image:
linear-gradient(#fff,#fff),
radial-gradient(circle at center,#000 30%,transparent 40%);
background-size:100% 100%,6px 12px;
background-position:0 3px;
background-repeat:no-repeat,repeat;
}
.level-1 {
padding-left: 12px;
background-position:6px 0,0 3px;
}
.level-2 {
padding-left: 18px;
background-position:12px 0,0 3px;
}
.level-3 {
padding-left: 24px;
background-position:18px 0,0 3px;
}
.level-4 {
padding-left: 30px;
background-position:24px 0,0 3px;
}
<div class="span level-1">Test</div>
<div class="span level-2">Test 2</div>
<div class="span level-3">Test 3</div>
<div class="span level-4">Test 4</div>
Или используйте SVG в качестве фона:
.span {
position: relative;
background-image:
linear-gradient(#fff,#fff),
url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100" width="100"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="35" fill="#000" /></svg>');
background-size:100% 100%,7px 7px;
background-position:0 10px;
background-repeat:no-repeat,repeat-x;
}
.level-1 {
padding-left: 12px;
background-position:6px 0,0 6px;
}
.level-2 {
padding-left: 18px;
background-position:14px 0,0 6px;
}
.level-3 {
padding-left: 24px;
background-position:20px 0,0 6px;
}
.level-4 {
padding-left: 30px;
background-position:28px 0,0 6px;
}
<div class="span level-1">Test</div>
<div class="span level-2">Test 2</div>
<div class="span level-3">Test 3</div>
<div class="span level-4">Test 4</div>