HTML5 Please

ol[reversed]

Safe to use with polyfillhtml

The reversed attribute on an ordered list numbers its items from high to low, useful for countdowns and top ten lists. It is supported in current browsers and degrades to normal ascending numbers when absent, so it is safe to use.

Verdict
Safe to use
Category
HTML features
Browser support
Can I Use
Works in
all modern browsers

Should you use ol[reversed] in 2026?

Please use the polyfill, as Internet Explorer currently does not support it. Also see [Louis's ol[reversed] post](http://www.impressivewebs.com/reverse-ordered-lists-html5/).

Polyfills and fallbacks

ol reversed polyfill, HTML5 reverse ordered lists