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Ol start Property

Example

Set the start value of the ordered list to "75":

document.getElementById("myOl").start = "75";

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Definition and Usage

The start property sets or returns the value of the start attribute of an ordered list.

The start attribute specifies the start value of the first list item in an ordered list.

Browser Support

The start property is supported in all major browsers.

Syntax

Return the start property:

olObject.start

Set the start property:

olObject.start=number

Property Values

Value	Description
number	Specifies the start value of the first item in the ordered list

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Number, representing the start value of the first list item in the ordered list

More Examples

Example

Return the value of the first list item in the ordered list:

var x = document.getElementById("myOl").start;

The result of x will be:

50

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Example

Set the start value of the ordered list to "5", when using roman numbers (type="I"):

document.getElementById("myOl").start = "5";

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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <ol> start attribute