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L_14 Description list correctly tagged
PDF140, PASSUse case(s): List
Last updated on November 20, 2025
Description
The objective of this technique is to show how to tag a definition (description) list.
For such lists, the ListNumbering attribute is not applicable and therefore should not be set, or set to None.
Download(s)
These minimal examples are designed to express a single Technique. Effective use requires software that supports Tagged PDF.
Test(s)
Expected Results
Checks #1 to #5 are all true.
Procedures
- Check that all fundamental techniques are followed.
- Check that all real content that the author intends as a list is tagged as a list.
- Check that list tags are not used when the author does not intend a list.
- Check that the substructures of all L tags are semantically appropriate (LI, Lbl, LBody).
- If the ListNumbering attribute is used for a description list, check that it is set to "None".
Application to WCAG 2.x
This Technique addresses the following WCAG 2.x Success Critieria:
Matterhorn Protocol
The Matterhorn Protocol 1.1 provides an algorithm for conformance with PDF/UA-1. Matterhorn checkpoint(s) (human or machine) relevant to this use-case:
01-006
09-005- 16-003
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The technique finder for this Technique is: UA1_Tpdf-L_14
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