NHS tobacco dependence treatment resources - ASH

Law & Policy Guide - ASH

50th Anniversary - ASH

Submissions - ASH

Packaging and labelling - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health - ASH

Webinars - ASH

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Who we work with - ASH

Annual Reports & Accounts - ASH

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.

list-not-following-semantics

June 2025

May 2025

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

	Title / URL	Issues
	NHS tobacco dependence treatment resources - ASHash.org.uk/resources/smokefree-nhs	2
	Law & Policy Guide - ASHash.org.uk/law	2
	50th Anniversary - ASHash.org.uk/about/50th-anniversary	2
	Submissions - ASHash.org.uk/about/submissions	2
	Packaging and labelling - ASHash.org.uk/law/packaging-and-labelling	2
	Action on Smoking and Health - ASHash.org.uk/	2
	Webinars - ASHash.org.uk/resources/publications/webinars	2
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingash.org.uk/	2
	Who we work with - ASHash.org.uk/about/who-we-work-with	2
	Annual Reports & Accounts - ASHash.org.uk/about/annual-reports-accounts	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Where this issue has occurred