Start numbered lists at one Usability Guideline
Description
When items are numbered, start the numbering sequence at one rather than zero. One or more ordered lists on this page do not start at one, or is not sequential.
Help
Do not start numbering from zero. When counting, people start with one, not zero.
Applicable standards
Note: The guidelines.usability.gov website has been down since July 2020, although www.usability.gov is still operating and the PDF version of the guidelines is still available.
Change history
- 6.53 Jul 2024 Don’t fire for hidden elements.
- 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: UseGov12.7