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The HTMLDListElement interface provides special properties (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating definition list (<dl>) elements.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLDListElementInherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLDListElement.compactA boolean value indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced.
No specific methods; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| HTML # htmldlistelement |
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