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<OL>...</OL>

Description

Create an ordered list of items. Ordered means that every item has an identification in front of it to show the sequence.

DTD

<!ELEMENT OL - - (LI)+                 -- ordered list -->
<!ATTLIST OL
  %attrs;                              -- %coreattrs, %i18n, %events --
  >
from the HTML 4.0 DTD, "Copyright © W3C, (MIT, INRIA, Keio). All Rights Reserved."

Attributes

Core attributes: class id style title
Internationalization attributes: dir lang
Events: onclick ondblclick onmousedown onmouseup onmouseover onmousemove onmouseout onkeypress onkeydown onkeyup

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COMPACT
Show the list in a compact way, taking up less space.
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START
Specify an alternate starting value for the list. Default is 1.
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TYPE
This gives the type of sequencing you want to use for the list.

Value Description
A Use uppercase alphanumeric characters.
a Use lowercase alphanumeric characters.
I Use uppercase roman numerals.
i Use lowercase roman numerals.
1 Use arabic numbers.

The default is type="1". You can overrule the type for an item by using the TYPE attribute of the LI element.

Examples

Source
<OL>
<LI>The first item of the list.
<LI>The second item of the list.
</OL>
 
Result
  1. The first item of the list.
  2. The second item of the list.
 
Source
<OL type="a" start="4">
<LI>The first item of the list.
<LI>The second item of the list.
</OL>
 
Result
  1. The first item of the list.
  2. The second item of the list.
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