Test: HTML Unordered list test
Screen Reader support level: partial (38/44)
Voice Control support level: unknown
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- Dates and Versions of tested combinations
- Summary of screen reader support by expectation
- Summary of voice control support by expectation
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About this test
Tests a nested HTML unordered list
Age of results
Results in this test range from 2 years ago to 5 years ago. See detailed information about test dates and versions for more information.
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Failing or partial results may be out of date. The oldest result is from 5 years ago. Consider running this test and contributing results.
Test HTML
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Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation
Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
MUST convey its role | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | partial | partial |
SHOULD NOT convey its position within an unordered list | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none |
Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
MUST convey its role | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the list boundaries | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported |
SHOULD convey the nesting level | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the number of items in the list | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported |
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Summary of Voice Control support by expectation
Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
Not applicable |
Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||||||||||
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Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |||||||||
Not applicable |
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Summary of Keyboard support by expectation
Expectation | Windows Keyboard | Mac Keyboard | iOS Keyboard | Android Keyboard | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Chrome | |
Not applicable |
Expectation | Windows Keyboard | Mac Keyboard | iOS Keyboard | Android Keyboard | ||||||||||
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Chrome | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Chrome | ||||||||
Not applicable |
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Detailed support results by expectation
Expectation for the li element: convey its role
This expectation is from the li element feature.
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know when they enter a list item so that they can different content between items. If an item contains many lines of content, this is especially important because the boundary between items may not be clear.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- When in an ordered list context, the list role might be conveyed with the position of the list item (1, 2, 3, etc.).
- When in an unordered list context, the list role might be conveyed by the word "bullet" or position in the list.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
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JAWS | Edge | yes |
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JAWS | Firefox | yes |
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Narrator | Edge | yes |
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NVDA | Chrome | yes |
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NVDA | Edge | yes |
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NVDA | Firefox | yes |
|
Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | yes |
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Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | partial |
|
VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | partial |
|
Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: li element: convey its role
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
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Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Expectation for the li element: convey its position within an unordered list
This expectation is from the li element feature.
Rationale:
When the order of items in a list does not matter, a screen reader user does not need to know the position of items. If position in set information was conveyed, users might assume that the order matters.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: SHOULD NOT
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- When in an unordered list context, the position in set information is omitted.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
|
JAWS | Edge | yes |
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JAWS | Firefox | yes |
|
Narrator | Edge | none |
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NVDA | Chrome | yes |
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NVDA | Edge | yes |
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NVDA | Firefox | yes |
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Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | yes |
|
Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | yes |
|
VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | none |
|
Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: li element: convey its position within an unordered list
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
|
Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Expectation for the ul element: convey its role
This expectation is from the ul element feature.
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know that content is contained in an unordered list.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Typically, the word "list" is announced when entering the list, then the word "bullet" is announced when entering a list item. Together, these two pieces of information convey the unordered list role.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
|
JAWS | Edge | yes |
|
JAWS | Firefox | yes |
|
Narrator | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Chrome | yes |
|
NVDA | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Firefox | yes |
|
Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | none |
|
Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | yes |
|
VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | yes |
|
Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: ul element: convey its role
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
|
Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Expectation for the ul element: convey the list boundaries
This expectation is from the ul element feature.
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know when they enter and exit a list.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- In reading mode, there might be a stop for both the start end end of the list. When entering the list, something like "list of x items" is announced. When leaving the list, something like "end of list" is announced.
- In reading mode, there might not be a stop for the start or end of the list. In this case, the screen reader might announce the first item as something like 1 of x, and the last item as x of x, or otherwise announce the boundaries when entering or exiting the list.
- In interaction mode, there will not be a stop for the start or end of the list. In this case, the screen reader might announce the first item as something like "list of x items", and the last item as "x of x", or "end of list", or otherwise announce the the boundaries when entering or exiting the list.
Grading method:
All of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
|
JAWS | Edge | yes |
|
JAWS | Firefox | yes |
|
Narrator | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Chrome | yes |
|
NVDA | Edge | yes |
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NVDA | Firefox | yes |
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Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | none |
|
Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | yes |
|
VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | yes |
|
Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: ul element: convey the list boundaries
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
|
Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Expectation for the ul element: convey the nesting level
This expectation is from the ul element feature.
Rationale:
A screen reader user might find it helpful to know what nesting level they are at.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: SHOULD
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- A screen reader might announce something like "nesting level x" when entering a nested list
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
|
JAWS | Edge | yes |
|
JAWS | Firefox | yes |
|
Narrator | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Chrome | yes |
|
NVDA | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Firefox | yes |
|
Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | none |
|
Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | yes |
|
VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | yes |
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Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: ul element: convey the nesting level
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
|
Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Expectation for the ul element: convey the number of items in the list
This expectation is from the ul element feature.
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs know how many items are in the list.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- A screen reader might convey the position of each item in the list as something like "x of y" where y is the number of items in the list.
- A screen reader might convey the number of items in the list when first entering the list.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Chrome | not applicable | - |
JAWS | Chrome | yes |
|
JAWS | Edge | yes |
|
JAWS | Firefox | yes |
|
Narrator | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Chrome | yes |
|
NVDA | Edge | yes |
|
NVDA | Firefox | yes |
|
Orca | Firefox | yes |
|
TalkBack | Chrome | none |
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Voice Access (Android) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (iOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Safari | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Safari | none |
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VoiceOver (macOS) | Safari | yes |
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Windows Speech Recognition | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Speech Recognition | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Edge | not applicable | - |
Windows Voice Access | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Windows Keyboard | Edge | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
iOS Keyboard | Safari | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Extended Support for: ul element: convey the number of items in the list
These are less common combinations
AT | Browser | Has Support | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Naturally Speaking | IE | not applicable | - |
Dragon Naturally Speaking | Firefox | not applicable | - |
JAWS 2019.1907.42 | IE 11 | yes |
|
Narrator | Firefox | unknown | - |
Narrator | Chrome | unknown | - |
Narrator | IE | unknown | - |
NVDA | IE | unknown | - |
TalkBack | Firefox | unknown | - |
Voice Access (Android) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
VoiceOver (iOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Chrome | unknown | - |
VoiceOver (macOS) | Firefox | unknown | - |
Orca | Chrome | unknown | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Chrome | not applicable | - |
Voice Control (MacOS) | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Mac Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Android Keyboard | Firefox | not applicable | - |
Dates and Versions of tested combinations
AT | AT Version | Browser | Browser version | OS version | Date tested |
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Dragon Naturally Speaking | 15.30 | Chrome | 76 | Windows 10 version 1903 | 2019-09-15 |
JAWS | 2021.2107.12 | Chrome | 92 | Windows 10 version 21h1 | 2021-08-07 |
JAWS | 2021.2107.12 | Edge | 92 | Windows 10 version 21h1 | 2021-08-07 |
JAWS | 2019.1907.42 | Firefox | 69 | Windows 10 version 1903 | 2019-09-15 |
Narrator | Windows 10 version 1903 | Edge | 44 | Windows 10 version 1903 | 2019-09-15 |
NVDA | 2021.1 | Chrome | 92 | Windows 10 version 21h1 | 2021-08-07 |
NVDA | 2021.1 | Edge | 92 | Windows 10 version 21h1 | 2021-08-07 |
NVDA | 2019.2 | Firefox | 69 | Windows 10 version 1903 | 2019-09-15 |
Orca | 3.31.4 | Firefox | 69 | Ubuntu 19.04 | 2019-09-15 |
TalkBack | 7.3.0 | Chrome | 76 | 12.2 | 2019-09-15 |
VoiceOver (iOS) | 15.5 | Safari | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2022-07-15 |
VoiceOver (macOS) | 10.14.6 | Safari | 12.1.2 | 10.14.6 | 2019-09-15 |
History
- 2019-09-15 Test created
- 2021-08-07 Added Narrator results for NVDA and JAWS, updated NVDA+Chrome results.
- 2022-07-15 Updated iOS/VO and Talkback results. Talkback no longer conveys list semantics.