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
Boolean
value reflecting thereversed
and defining if the numbering is descending, that is its value istrue
, or ascending (false
). HTMLOListElement.start
- Is a
long
value reflecting thestart
and defining the value of the first number of the first element of the list. HTMLOListElement.type
- Is a
DOMString
value reflecting thetype
and defining the kind of marker to be used to display. It can have the following values:
'1'
meaning that decimal numbers are used1
,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
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 StandardThe definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | Added the reversed property.
|
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe 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 |
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>
.
HTMLOListElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.