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HTML <ol> reversed Attribute

❮ HTML <ol> tag

Example

Descending list order:

<ol reversed>
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
  <li>Milk</li>
</ol>
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Definition and Usage

The reversed attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that the list order should be descending (9,8,7...), instead of ascending (1, 2, 3...).


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
reversed 18.0 Not supported 18.0 5.2 Yes

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The reversed attribute is new in HTML5.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the reversed attribute must be defined as <ol reversed="reversed">.


Syntax

<ol reversed>

❮ HTML <ol> tag