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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

December 2025

November 2025

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Title / URL	Issues
Repository - Research - CardiffMetwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/research/Pages/Repository.aspx	5
Research Research at Cardiff School of Educationwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/education/research/Pages/default.aspx	4
Catering Cateringwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/catering/Pages/default.aspx	4
Academic Handbook Ah1_07www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/registry/academichandbook/Pages/Ah1_07.aspx	4
Academic Registry Unfair Practicewww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/registry/Pages/Unfair_Practice.aspx	4
Commercial Units - Business - CardiffMetwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/business/Pages/Commercial-Units.aspx	4
Bursaries & Scholarships Homewww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/finance/bursaries/Pages/default.aspx	4
Scholarships - Research - CardiffMetwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/research/Pages/Scholarships.aspx	4
Business Collaborate with uswww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/business/Pages/Collaborate-with-us.aspx	4
default.aspxwww.cardiffmet.ac.uk/about/ltdu/Pages/default.aspx	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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