Shop All Womens – Matalan

New In Women's Brands – Matalan

Women's T Shirts - T Shirts for Women – Matalan

Women's Tops - Ladies Tops & Tops for Women – Matalan

Womens Jeans - Ripped Jeans for Women & Flared Jeans – Matalan

Women's Trousers | Trousers For Women – Matalan

Dresses | Shop Women's Dresses Online – Matalan

Womens Sportswear | Gym Wear & Activewear – Matalan

Womens Loungewear & Loungewear Sets – Matalan

Womens Coats & Jackets - Winter, Black & Long Coats – Matalan

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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October 2025

September 2025

Matalan

Title / URL	Issues
Shop All Womens – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/shop-all.list	100
New In Women's Brands – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/brands/womens/new-in.list	76
Women's T Shirts - T Shirts for Women – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/tops/t-shirts.list	65
Women's Tops - Ladies Tops & Tops for Women – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/tops.list	63
Womens Jeans - Ripped Jeans for Women & Flared Jeans – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/jeans.list	58
Women's Trousers \| Trousers For Women – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/trousers.list	55
Dresses \| Shop Women's Dresses Online – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/dresses.list	52
Womens Sportswear \| Gym Wear & Activewear – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/sportswear.list	43
Womens Loungewear & Loungewear Sets – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/loungewear.list	40
Womens Coats & Jackets - Winter, Black & Long Coats – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/coats-and-jackets.list	40

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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