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<header><h1><ol>: The Ordered List element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code><ol></code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> element represents an ordered list of items — typically rendered as a numbered list.</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-shorter-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/ol.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>This element also accepts the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p> <dl> <dt id="reversed"><a href="#reversed"><code>reversed</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>This Boolean attribute specifies that the list's items are in reverse order. Items will be numbered from high to low.</p> </dd> <dt id="start"><a href="#start"><code>start</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>An integer to start counting from for the list items. Always an Arabic numeral (1, 2, 3, etc.), even when the numbering <code>type</code> is letters or Roman numerals. For example, to start numbering elements from the letter "d" or the Roman numeral "iv," use <code>start="4"</code>.</p> </dd> <dt id="type"><a href="#type"><code>type</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>Sets the numbering type:</p> <ul> <li>
<code>a</code> for lowercase letters</li> <li>
<code>A</code> for uppercase letters</li> <li>
<code>i</code> for lowercase Roman numerals</li> <li>
<code>I</code> for uppercase Roman numerals</li> <li>
<code>1</code> for numbers (default)</li> </ul> <p>The specified type is used for the entire list unless a different <a href="li#type"><code>type</code></a> attribute is used on an enclosed <a href="li"><code><li></code></a> element.</p> <div class="notecard note" id="sect1"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Unless the type of the list number matters (like legal or technical documents where items are referenced by their number/letter), use the CSS <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/list-style-type"><code>list-style-type</code></a> property instead.</p> </div> </dd> </dl>
</div>
<h2 id="usage_notes">Usage notes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>Typically, ordered list items display with a preceding <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::marker">marker</a>, such as a number or letter.</p> <p>The <code><ol></code> and <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a> elements may nest as deeply as desired, alternating between <code><ol></code> and <code><ul></code> however you like.</p> <p>The <code><ol></code> and <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a> elements both represent a list of items. The difference is with the <code><ol></code> element, the order is meaningful. For example:</p> <ul> <li>Steps in a recipe</li> <li>Turn-by-turn directions</li> <li>The list of ingredients in decreasing proportion on nutrition information labels</li> </ul> <p>To determine which list to use, try changing the order of the list items; if the meaning changes, use the <code><ol></code> element — otherwise you can use <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a>.</p>
</div>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="simple_example">Simple example</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="6kDgrEEvDkFQLRMGZhbFCFDPrbV7kZiK7yqGYt2hJko=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Fee<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Fi<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Fo<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Fum<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect2">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Simple example sample" id="frame_simple_example" width="400" height="100" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol/runner.html?id=simple_example" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h3 id="using_roman_numeral_type">Using Roman Numeral type</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="AQjfsseOztiYWvZ1s79naUgXU0qUgonoYoblPUUFI5E=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span> <span class="token attr-name">type</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span>i<span class="token punctuation">"</span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Introduction<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>List of Grievances<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Conclusion<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result_2">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect3">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Using Roman Numeral type sample" id="frame_using_roman_numeral_type" width="400" height="100" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol/runner.html?id=using_roman_numeral_type" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h3 id="using_the_start_attribute">Using the start attribute</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="UsEhPVqfYPTlAgsMJpnCD6aif1rvpYG4XT3s5Dlyzlc=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Finishing places of contestants not in the winners' circle:<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span> <span class="token attr-name">start</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span>4<span class="token punctuation">"</span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Speedwalk Stu<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Saunterin' Sam<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Slowpoke Rodriguez<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result_3">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect4">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Using the start attribute sample" id="frame_using_the_start_attribute" width="400" height="100" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol/runner.html?id=using_the_start_attribute" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h3 id="nesting_lists">Nesting lists</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="SlmbcOxxr64zPSGcfrgmN8hBcyl0zAyqPMTZLwVzhZo=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>first item<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
second item
<span class="token comment"><!-- closing </li> tag is not here! --></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item first subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item second subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item third subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token comment"><!-- Here's the closing </li> tag --></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>third item<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result_4">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect5">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Nesting lists sample" id="frame_nesting_lists" width="400" height="150" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol/runner.html?id=nesting_lists" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h3 id="unordered_list_inside_ordered_list">Unordered list inside ordered list</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="Y1nCSf2gP77BPcXkYpgSlCYzUxibFPwUK+STDipqoxQ=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>first item<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
second item
<span class="token comment"><!-- closing </li> tag is not here! --></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ul</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item first subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item second subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>second item third subitem<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ul</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token comment"><!-- Here's the closing </li> tag --></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>third item<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ol</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result_5">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect6">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Unordered list inside ordered list sample" id="frame_unordered_list_inside_ordered_list" width="400" height="150" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ol/runner.html?id=unordered_list_inside_ordered_list" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h2 id="technical_summary">Technical summary</h2>
<div class="section-content"><figure class="table-container"><div class="_table"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="../content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td> <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>, and if the <code><ol></code> element's children include at least one <a href="li"><code><li></code></a> element, <a href="../content_categories#palpable_content">palpable content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td> Zero or more <a href="li"><code><li></code></a>, <a href="script"><code><script></code></a> and <a href="template"><code><template></code></a> elements. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> Any element that accepts <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">flow content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td><code><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/list_role">list</a></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/directory_role"><code>directory</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/group_role"><code>group</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/listbox_role"><code>listbox</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/menu_role"><code>menu</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/menubar_role"><code>menubar</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/none_role"><code>none</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/presentation_role"><code>presentation</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/radiogroup_role"><code>radiogroup</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/tablist_role"><code>tablist</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/toolbar_role"><code>toolbar</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/tree_role"><code>tree</code></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLOListElement"><code>HTMLOListElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></figure></div>
<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>
<div class="_table"><table class="standard-table">
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-ol-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-ol-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div class="_table"><table>
<thead>
<tr id="bct-browser-type">
<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
</tr>
<tr id="bct-browsers">
<th></th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Edge</th>
<th>Firefox</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
<th>WebView Android</th>
<th>Chrome Android</th>
<th>Firefox for Android</th>
<th>Opera Android</th>
<th>Safari on IOS</th>
<th>Samsung Internet</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><code>ol</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>compact</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">3</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>reversed</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤79</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">6</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">6</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>start</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>type</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li>Other list-related HTML Elements: <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a>, <a href="li"><code><li></code></a>, <a href="menu"><code><menu></code></a>
</li> <li>CSS properties that may be specially useful to style the <code><ol></code> element: <ul> <li>the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/list-style"><code>list-style</code></a> property, to choose the way the ordinal displays</li> <li>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_counter_styles/Using_CSS_counters">CSS counters</a>, to handle complex nested lists</li> <li>the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/line-height"><code>line-height</code></a> property, to simulate the deprecated <a href="#compact"><code>compact</code></a> attribute</li> <li>the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin"><code>margin</code></a> property, to control the list indentation</li> </ul> </li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
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