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The HTMLUListElement
interface provides special properties (beyond those defined on the regular HTMLElement
interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating unordered list elements.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
.
HTMLUListElement.type
- Is a
DOMString
value reflecting thetype
and defining the kind of marker to be used to display. The values are browser dependent and have never been standardized. HTMLUListElement.compact
- Is a
Boolean
indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced. This property reflects thecompact
attribute only, it doesn't consider theline-height
CSS property used for that behavior in modern pages.
Methods
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLUListElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLUListElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | The compact and type properties have been obsoleted. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLUListElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLUListElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HTMLUListElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
compact | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
type | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<ul>
.