Bank | M&S

invented-url-for-404-page

Help & Support | M&S

Beauty Products | M&S

Lingerie | Women's Underwear | M&S

Homeware | Home & Garden | M&S

Men’s Clothing | Men's Fashion | M&S

Inspire Me | Fashion Tips, Inspiration & Ideas | M&S

Women's Joggers at M&S

Dresses | Women's Dresses at M&S

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

May 2025

April 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Bank \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/bank	2
invented-url-for-404-pagewww.marksandspencer.com/invented-url-for-404-page	2
Help & Support \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/help-and-support	2
Beauty Products \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/beauty	1
Lingerie \| Women's Underwear \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/lingerie	1
Homeware \| Home & Garden \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/home-and-furniture	1
Men’s Clothing \| Men's Fashion \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/men	1
Inspire Me \| Fashion Tips, Inspiration & Ideas \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/content	1
Women's Joggers at M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/women/trousers/joggers	1
Dresses \| Women's Dresses at M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/women/dresses	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

M&S

Where this issue has occurred