Butler University

Current Students | Butler University

Butler Gateway Project | Butler University

Public Safety | Butler University

Academics | Undergraduate & Graduate Programs | Butler University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Library | Butler University

Visit | On-Campus Visits & Virtual Tours

Give to Butler | Support Butler University

Admission & Aid | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana

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

August 2025

July 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/	1
Current Students \| Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/current-students/	1
Butler Gateway Project \| Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/gateway/	1
Public Safety \| Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/public-safety/	1
Academics \| Undergraduate & Graduate Programs \| Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/academics/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.butler.edu/	1
Library \| Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/library/	1
Visit \| On-Campus Visits & Virtual Tourswww.butler.edu/admission-aid/visit/	1
Give to Butler \| Support Butler Universitywww.butler.edu/advancement/	1
Admission & Aid \| Butler University \| Indianapolis, Indianawww.butler.edu/admission-aid/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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