3M Science. Applied to Life. 3M United States

3M Adhesives, Sealants & Fillers | 3M United States

3M Insulation | 3M United States

3M Labels | 3M United States

3M Medical | 3M United States

Manufacturing Industries & Product Expertise Areas | 3M

3M Lubricants | 3M United States

3M Electrical | 3M United States

All 3M Products | 3M United States

3M Home | 3M United States

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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January 2025

December 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
3M Science. Applied to Life. 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/	1
3M Adhesives, Sealants & Fillers \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/adhesives/	1
3M Insulation \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/insulation/	1
3M Labels \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/labels/	1
3M Medical \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/medical/	1
Manufacturing Industries & Product Expertise Areas \| 3Mwww.3m.com/3M/en_US/manufacturing-us/	1
3M Lubricants \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/lubricants/	1
3M Electrical \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/electrical/	1
All 3M Products \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/	1
3M Home \| 3M United Stateswww.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/home/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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