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.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLOListElement.reversed- Is a
Booleanvalue reflecting thereversedand defining if the numbering is descending, that is its value istrue, or ascending (false). HTMLOListElement.start- Is a
longvalue reflecting thestartand defining the value of the first number of the first element of the list. HTMLOListElement.type- Is a
DOMStringvalue reflecting thetypeand 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- Is a
Booleanindicating that spacing between list items should be reduced. This property reflects thecompactattribute only, it doesn't consider theline-heightCSS 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 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Added the reversed property. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HTMLOListElement | 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 Full support Yes |
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 Full support Yes |
reversed | Chrome Full support 18 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 18 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 5 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 18 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
start | 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 Full support Yes |
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 Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<ol>.