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HTML DOM Ol Object


Ol Object

The Ol object represents an HTML <ol> element.

Access an Ol Object

You can access an <ol> element by using getElementById():

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myOl");
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Create an Ol Object

You can create an <ol> element by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("OL");
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Ol Object Properties

Property Description
compact Not supported in HTML5. Use style.lineHeight instead.
Sets or returns whether the list should render smaller than normal, or not
reversed Sets or returns whether the list order should be descending or not
start Sets or returns the value of the start attribute of an ordered list
type Sets or returns the value of the type attribute of an ordered list

Standard Properties and Events

The Ol object also supports the standard properties and events.


Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <ol> tag