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<ol>
The <ol> element represents the ordered list.
Point
- Ordered list:
- 1. 2. 3.
- a. b. c.
- i. ii. iii.
etc.
- The items of the list are the li element child nodes of the ol element, in tree order. [Example A]
HTML Attributes
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reversed
Changes into the descending order list, if present. [Example B]
-
start
= valid integer
Specifies the ordinal value of the first list item. [Example C]
-
type
= the kind of marker
Specifies the kind of marker to use in the list. [Example D]
See also global attributes.
Examples
Example A
[try it]
<ol> <li>sample1</li> <li>sample2</li> <li>sample3</li> </ol>
Example B
With the reversed attribute [try it]:
<ol reversed> <li>sample1</li> <li>sample2</li> <li>sample3</li> </ol>
Example C
With the start attribute [try it]:
<ol start="101"> <li>sample1</li> <li>sample2</li> <li>sample3</li> </ol>
Example D
With the type attribute [try it]:
<ol type="lower-alpha"> <li>sample1</li> <li>sample2</li> <li>sample3</li> </ol>
HTML Reference
The HTML5 specification defines the <ol> element in 4.5.5 The ol element.