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start attribute (ol)

Browser support:
Specifies the starting number for an ordered list.
This attribute is deprecated in the HTML 4.01 specification, but Internet Explorer earlier than version 8 doesn't support any other way to achieve this functionality. In other browsers and in Internet Explorer from version 8 you can use the counter-increment style property instead.
JavaScript page for this attribute: start. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

Negative or positive Integer that sets the starting number.
Default: 1.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the start attribute:
<ol start="30">
    <li>Apple</li>
    <li>Peach</li>
    <li>Pear</li>
</ol>
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