WHSmith | WH Smith PLC

Media | WH Smith PLC

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Brands and Partnered Brands | WH Smith PLC

Our Locations | WH Smith PLC

AGM | WH Smith PLC

Home Page | WH Smith PLC

Financial Calendar | WH Smith PLC

About us | WH Smith PLC

Sustainability | WH Smith PLC

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

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Title / URL	Issues
WHSmith \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/about-us/brands-and-partnered-brands/whsmith	2
Media \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/media	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/	2
Brands and Partnered Brands \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/about-us/brands-and-partnered-brands	2
Our Locations \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/our-locations	2
AGM \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/investors/shareholder-centre/agm	2
Home Page \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/	2
Financial Calendar \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/investors/financial-calendar	2
About us \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/about-us	2
Sustainability \| WH Smith PLCwww.whsmithplc.co.uk/sustainability	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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