Quick Reference
The <ol> tag defines an ordered list which can be numerical or alphabetical.
<ol>
<li>Maserati</li>
<li>Alfa Romeo</li>
<li>Ferrari</li>
</ol>- Maserati
- Alfa Romeo
- Ferrari
Attributes
The following attributes can be used within the <ol> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reversed | reversed | Specifies that the list order should be reversed (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 |
Ordered lists use the <ol> tag and the list items within use the <li> tag. The list items will be marked with numbers by default (1, 2, 3, etc.). These number types can be changed and the starting number can be set.
| Bullet Type | Description |
|---|---|
| type="1" | The list items will be numbered with numbers (default) |
| type="A" | The list items will be numbered with uppercase letters |
| type="a" | The list items will be numbered with lowercase letters |
| type="I" | The list items will be numbered with uppercase roman numerals |
| type="i" | The list items will be numbered with lowercase roman numerals |
The following attributes can be used within the <li> tag. But ONLY if the parent is an <ol> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | number | Only for <ol> lists; specifies the start value of a list item |
HTML Notes:
- In our HTML section the term “tag” and “element” are often used interchangeably to refer to both the tag used to create a page element and the element created by the tag (<p> tag = <p> element = paragraph on the page)
- HTML5 is not case sensitive; so <P> is the same as <p>, <H1> is the same as <h1>
- Global attributes can be used with all HTML tags and are therefore not mentioned on every tag page
- To write clean, readable HTML code, it is best to use indentation whereas elements within elements are indented (tabbed or spaces) to create something that looks like a project outline
- The browser will automatically remove any extra spaces and lines in your HTML code when the page is displayed
- Double quotes or single quotes can be used around HTML attribute values, but when the attribute value itself contains one form of quote, it will be necessary to use the other around the attribute
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