Allowance of presentational li elements inside a list

[Al-Dani]

Product

axe-core

Feature Description

Is it possible to include role=presentation to the list of allowed roles for the <li> inside <ul>?
Having a presentational element won't interrupt the user while navigating through a list, as it will be removed from the a11y tree.

A use-case for this is to have a navigation list with separators between items. Separators are decorative.

[Al-Dani]

That's what I want to achieve:

<ul> 
 <li> <a/> </li>
 <li> <a/> </li>
 <li role='presentation'> <hr/> </li>
 <li> <a/> </li>
 <li> <a/> </li>
</ul>

[WilcoFiers]

Putting role=presentation on an li means the li is hidden, but its content is not. You should use aria-hidden="true" instead if you want it ignored.

[straker]

Closing as answered. Further information about using the hr element (or equivalent role) in a list can be found at w3c/aria#1889.