SALE | Marks & Spencer

Sparks Pay | M&S Bank | M&S

Help & Support | M&S

Join M&S Sparks | Offers Treats Charity

Lighting Offers | M&S

Home Sale | M&S

Votary I M&S | M&S

Bedding Offers | M&S

Beauty Offers | M&S

Up to 50% off selected Toys | 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

April 2025

March 2025

Title / URL	Issues
SALE \| Marks & Spencerwww.marksandspencer.com/c/offers/sale	2
Sparks Pay \| M&S Bank \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/sparkspay	2
Help & Support \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/help-and-support	2
Join M&S Sparks \| Offers Treats Charitywww.marksandspencer.com/joinsparks	1
Lighting Offers \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/offers/home-offers/lighting	1
Home Sale \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/offers/sale/home-sale	1
Votary I M&S \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/beauty/votary	1
Bedding Offers \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/offers/home-offers/bedding	1
Beauty Offers \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/c/beauty/beauty-offers	1
Up to 50% off selected Toys \| M&Swww.marksandspencer.com/l/brands/up-to-50-off-selected-toys	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred