diff --git a/common/arg_parser.h b/common/arg_parser.h
index 47c498b27..9e290d36c 100644
--- a/common/arg_parser.h
+++ b/common/arg_parser.h
@@ -124,6 +124,56 @@ class GetArgParser : public ArgParser {
   const char* str_;
 };
 
+class GetUsedArgsParser : public ArgParser {
+public:
+  GetUsedArgsParser(const char* data) : ArgParser(data) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NELEM(used_args_); i++) {
+      used_args_[0] = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  const char* GetArg(int arg_num, const char* name, const char* default_value) override {
+    int arg = arg_num + offset_;
+    used_args_[arg >> 5] |= 1UL << (arg & 31);
+    return ArgParser::GetArg(arg_num, name, default_value);
+  }
+  void Shift(int words) override {
+    ArgParser::Shift(words);
+    offset_ += words;
+  }
+  int used() {
+    int ret = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NELEM(used_args_); i++) {
+      ret += __builtin_popcount(used_args_[i]);
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+  int next(int ARG) {
+    for (size_t j = 0; j <= NELEM(used_args_); j++) {
+      int arg = (ARG + j) % NELEM(used_args_);
+      if (used_args_[arg >> 5] & (1UL << (arg & 31))) return arg;
+    }
+  }
+  int prev(int ARG) {
+    for (size_t j = 0; j <= NELEM(used_args_); j++) {
+      int arg = ((NELEM(used_args_) * 64) + ARG - j) % (NELEM(used_args_) * 32);
+      if (used_args_[arg >> 5] & (1UL << (arg & 31))) return arg;
+    }
+  }
+  int nth(int ARG) {
+    for (size_t arg = 0; arg <= NELEM(used_args_); arg++) {
+      if (used_args_[arg >> 5] & (1UL << (arg & 31))) {
+	if (ARG-- <= 0) {
+	  return arg;
+	}
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+private:
+  int offset_ = 0;
+  uint32_t used_args_[8];
+};
+
 class GetMaxArgParser : public ArgParser {
 public:
   GetMaxArgParser(const char* data) : ArgParser(data) {}
diff --git a/styles/style_parser.h b/styles/style_parser.h
index 1afe6159b..0e2f64f5d 100644
--- a/styles/style_parser.h
+++ b/styles/style_parser.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class StyleParser : public CommandParser {
     return ap.next();
   }
 
-  // Returns true if the listed style refereces the specified argument.
+  // Returns the maximum argument used.
   int MaxUsedArgument(const char* str) {
     NamedStyle* style = FindStyle(str);
     if (!style) return false;
@@ -162,6 +162,54 @@ class StyleParser : public CommandParser {
     return ap.max_arg();
   }
 
+  // Returns the number of used arguments.
+  int UsedArguments(const char* str) {
+    NamedStyle* style = FindStyle(str);
+    if (!style) return false;
+    GetUsedArgsParser ap(SkipWord(str));
+    CurrentArgParser = &ap;
+    delete style->style_allocator->make();
+    // Ignore the two "builtin" arguments
+    if (FirstWord(str, "builtin") && ap.used() <= 2) return 0;
+    return ap.used();
+  }
+
+  // Returns the next used argument.
+  int NextUsedArguments(const char* str, int arg) {
+    NamedStyle* style = FindStyle(str);
+    if (!style) return false;
+    GetUsedArgsParser ap(SkipWord(str));
+    CurrentArgParser = &ap;
+    delete style->style_allocator->make();
+    // Ignore the two "builtin" arguments
+    if (FirstWord(str, "builtin") && ap.used() <= 2) return 0;
+    return ap.next(arg);
+  }
+
+  // Returns the previous used argument.
+  int PrevUsedArguments(const char* str, int arg) {
+    NamedStyle* style = FindStyle(str);
+    if (!style) return false;
+    GetUsedArgsParser ap(SkipWord(str));
+    CurrentArgParser = &ap;
+    delete style->style_allocator->make();
+    // Ignore the two "builtin" arguments
+    if (FirstWord(str, "builtin") && ap.used() <= 2) return 0;
+    return ap.prev(arg);
+  }
+
+  // Returns Nth used argument.
+  int GetNthUsedArguments(const char* str, int arg) {
+    NamedStyle* style = FindStyle(str);
+    if (!style) return false;
+    GetUsedArgsParser ap(SkipWord(str));
+    CurrentArgParser = &ap;
+    delete style->style_allocator->make();
+    // Ignore the two "builtin" arguments
+    if (FirstWord(str, "builtin") && ap.used() <= 2) return 0;
+    return ap.nth(arg);
+  }
+
   // Get the Nth argument of a style string.
   // The output will be copied to |output|.
   // If the string itself doesn't contain that argument, the style