Beauty | H&M US

Women's Shoes | Sneakers Sandals Boots & Slippers | H&M US

Home décor | Furniture, Bedding & decorations | H&M US

Women's Clothing | Fashion, Shoes, Accessories | H&M US

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Women's Pants & Leggings | Cargo Linen & Wide | H&M US

Women's Boots | Ankle & Knee High Boots | H&M US

Edits | H&M

Women's Shorts | Biker, Jean, Bermuda & Sweat | H&M US

H&M | Online Fashion, Homeware & Kids Clothes | H&M US

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.

list-not-following-semantics

January 2026

December 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Beauty \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/beauty.html	52
Women's Shoes \| Sneakers Sandals Boots & Slippers \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/shoes/view-all.html	52
Home décor \| Furniture, Bedding & decorations \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/home.html	52
Women's Clothing \| Fashion, Shoes, Accessories \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/products/view-all.html	52
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww2.hm.com/en_us/index.html	52
Women's Pants & Leggings \| Cargo Linen & Wide \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/products/pants.html	52
Women's Boots \| Ankle & Knee High Boots \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/shoes/boots.html	52
Edits \| H&Mwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/edits/edits.html	52
Women's Shorts \| Biker, Jean, Bermuda & Sweat \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/women/products/shorts.html	52
H&M \| Online Fashion, Homeware & Kids Clothes \| H&M USwww2.hm.com/en_us/index.html	52

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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