HTMLOListElement

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 HTMLOListElement interface provides special properties (beyond those defined on the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating ordered list elements.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLOListElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLOListElement.reversed

A boolean value reflecting the reversed and defining if the numbering is descending, that is its value is true, or ascending (false).

HTMLOListElement.start

A long value reflecting the start and defining the value of the first number of the first element of the list.

HTMLOListElement.type

A string value reflecting the type and defining the kind of marker to be used to display. It can have the following values:

  • '1' meaning that decimal numbers are used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
  • 'a' meaning that the lowercase latin alphabet is used: a, b, c, d, e, …
  • 'A' meaning that the uppercase latin alphabet is used: A, B, C, D, E, …
  • 'i' meaning that the lowercase latin numerals are used: i, ii, iii, iv, v, …
  • 'I' meaning that the uppercase latin numerals are used: I, II, III, IV, V, …
HTMLOListElement.compact Deprecated

A boolean value indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced. This property reflects the compact attribute only, it doesn't consider the line-height CSS property used for that behavior in modern pages.

Instance methods

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

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# htmlolistelement

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
HTMLOListElement
compact
Deprecated
reversed
start
type

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

See also

  • The HTML element implementing this interface: <ol>.