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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

June 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
News \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/news/	2
Map & Directions \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/map-directions/	2
Campus News \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/category/campus-news/	2
Academics \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/category/academics/	2
Academics \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/academics/	2
Accepted Students \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/admissions/admitted/	2
Offices \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/about/offices/	2
Request Info \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/request-info/	2
What We Believe \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/about/what-we-believe/	2
Apply \| Chowan Universitywww.chowan.edu/admissions/apply/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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