Fitness | American Heart Association

Our Impact | American Heart Association

Noticias en español | American Heart Association

First time visit: View without clicking anything

American Heart Association | Diabetes | American Heart Association

Heart Failure | American Heart Association

American Heart Association Volunteer Opportunities | American Heart Association

Cholesterol | American Heart Association

AHA Data Science | American Heart Association

Arrhythmia | American Heart Association

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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March 2025

February 2025

American Heart Association

Title / URL	Issues
Fitness \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness	2
Our Impact \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/impact-map	2
Noticias en español \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/news/news-in-spanish	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.heart.org/	2
American Heart Association \| Diabetes \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/diabetes	2
Heart Failure \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failure	2
American Heart Association Volunteer Opportunities \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/volunteer/opportunities	2
Cholesterol \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol	2
AHA Data Science \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/professional/datascience	2
Arrhythmia \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

American Heart Association

Where this issue has occurred