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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <ul> compact Attribute
Example
Use of the compact attribute in an unordered HTML list:
<ul compact>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>
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Browser Support
The compact attribute is not supported by any of the major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <ul> compact attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
The compact attribute of <ul> is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
The compact attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that the list should render smaller than normal, by reducing the space between lines and the indentation of the list.
Compatibility Notes
The compact attribute of <ul> is deprecated in HTML 4.01. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <ul style="line-height: 80%">
CSS Example: Reduce line-height in a list
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the line-height property.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the compact attribute must be defined as <ul compact="compact">.
Syntax
<ul compact>
HTML <ul> tag
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