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HTMLOListElement: reversed property

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨January 2020⁩.

The reversed property of the HTMLOListElement interface indicates order of a list.

It reflects the reversed attribute of the <ol> element.

Value

A boolean value. If true, it indicates that the list is a descending list (..., 3, 2, 1).

Examples

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HTML

<ol id="order-list">
  <li>Fee</li>
  <li>Fi</li>
  <li>Fo</li>
  <li>Fum</li>
</ol>

JavaScript

const olElement = document.querySelector("#order-list");
console.log(olElement.reversed); // Output: "false"
olElement.reversed = "true";
console.log(olElement.reversed); // Output: "true"

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML>
# dom-ol-reversed>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
reversed 18 79 18 ≤12.1 6 18 18 ≤12.1 6 1.0 4.4 6

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