HTMLOListElement

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.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLOListElement.reversed

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

HTMLOListElement.start

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

HTMLOListElement.type

Is a DOMString 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

Is a Boolean 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.

Methods

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

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5.
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.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLOListElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

See also

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