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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 <ol> Tag
Example
2 different ordered lists:
<ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<ol start="50">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<ol start="50">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
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Browser Support
The <ol> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <ol> tag defines an ordered list. An ordered list can be numerical or alphabetical.
Use the <li> tag to define list items.
Tips and Notes
Tip: For unordered list, use the <ul> tag.
Tip: Use CSS to style lists.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The "start" and "type" attributes were deprecated in HTML 4.01, but IS supported in HTML5.
The "reversed" attribute is new in HTML5.
The "compact" attribute was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| compact | compact | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies that the list should render smaller than normal |
| reversedNew | reversed | Specifies that the list order should be descending (9,8,7...) |
| start | number | Specifies the start value of an ordered list |
| type | 1 A a I i |
Specifies the kind of marker to use in the list |
Global Attributes
The <ol> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <ol> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Lists
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