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L_11 List item spanning 2 pages correctly tagged

PDF137, PASS

Use case(s): List

Last updated on November 20, 2025

Description

The objective of this technique is to show how to tag a list item that spans two or more pages.

In this case, an LBody tag contains a paragraph of text that flows across two pages.

Download(s)

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

UA1_Tpdf-L_11.pdf

Test(s)

Expected Results

Checks #⁠1 through #⁠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".
Check that a list item that contains physically separated content (e.g., content that appears on two or more pages or columns) is tagged in a single LBody tag.

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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