Innovative Insole | Coats

Industrial Zips | Classic Metal Zips | Coats

High-Performance Composites for Diverse Industries | Coats

Fabric Manufacturers | Specially Engineered Fabrics | Coats

High-quality Trims | Coats

Polyester Yarns | Specifically Engineered Yarns | Coats

Thread Manufacturing | Stitching Thread | Coats

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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August 2025

July 2025

Coats

Title / URL	Issues
Innovative Insole \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/insoles/	1
Industrial Zips \| Classic Metal Zips \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/zips/	1
High-Performance Composites for Diverse Industries \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/composites/	1
Fabric Manufacturers \| Specially Engineered Fabrics \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/fabrics/	1
High-quality Trims \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/trims/	1
Polyester Yarns \| Specifically Engineered Yarns \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/yarns/	1
Thread Manufacturing \| Stitching Thread \| Coatswww.coats.com/en/products/threads/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred