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L_07 Three unordered lists with the ListNumbering correctly not set

PDF133, PASS

Use case(s): List

Last updated on November 20, 2025

Description

The objective of this technique is to demonstrate how to tag three types of unordered lists.

The ListNumbering attribute is not required for unordered lists, and, in these examples, is not set.

Download(s)

These minimal examples are designed to express a single Technique. Effective use requires software that supports Tagged PDF.

UA1_Tpdf-L_07.pdf

Test(s)

Expected Results

Checks #⁠1 to #⁠6 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 on one or more L tags in an unordered list, check that it is correctly set to "None", "Circle", "Disc" or "Square".
For those list items that include nested lists, check that the nested list’s L tag is a child of the LBody of its containing list item.

Application to WCAG 2.x

This Technique addresses the following WCAG 2.x Success Critieria:

1.3.1 Info and Relationships

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
09-002
09-005
16-003

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