HTMLDListElement

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The HTMLDListElement interface provides special properties (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating definition list (<dl>) elements.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLDListElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLDListElement.compact Deprecated

A boolean value indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced.

Instance methods

No specific methods; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# htmldlistelement

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
HTMLDListElement
compact
Deprecated

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Full support
Full support
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

  • The HTML element implementing this interface: <dl>