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Lists of related items should be written [semantically](https://html.com/semantic-markup/) as a 
list.

Usually this means rewriting these to use the `<ul>` or `<ol>` tags.

This allows assistive technologies to more easily navigate from item to
item, or past entire groups of links if the user wants to. 

## Examples 

### Navigation

This navigation:

```html
<a href="/about">About us</a>
<a href="/products">Products</a>
<a href="/contact">Contact us</a>
```

Should be rewritten as a list:

```html
<ul>
  <li><a href="/about">About us</a></li>
  <li><a href="/products">Products</a></li>
  <li><a href="/contact">Contact us</a></li>
</ul>
```

### Tables for content

This single-column table is redundant. There is no
value in placing the content in a table, which makes
it harder for screen reader users to interpret and interact
with.

```html
<table>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Banana
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Apple
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Pear
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
```

Should be rewritten as a list:

```html
<ul>
  <li>Banana</li>
  <li>Apple</li>
  <li>Pear</li>
</ul>
```

## Justification

Users of assistive technologies, like screen readers, can skip an entire
list in one step. In some cases, they can even search inside a list. 

These aids are not available where links are written outside a list. 
Failing to use lists correctly can force users to have to step through
hundreds of items one at a time.

## Methodology

1. Any single-column tables are automatically considered 
   redundant lists. 
2. For non-table elements, recursively work down the page looking inside
   each element for links separated by minimal amounts of non-link text. 
   If the non-link text is below 30 characters 
   in length, we assume we're inside content that should be a list.
   Some exceptions are made, e.g. the presence of an `<hr>` would break
   out of the list.

## More information

See [Technique
H48](https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20161007/H48) for
details.

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June 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Meet Our Mayor and Council \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/article/1596599	2
	Planning Commission \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/o/cwe/page/planning-commission	2
	News \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/news	2
	Home \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/	2
	Documents \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/documents/about-weed/project-documents-%2F-ceqa/779822	2
	Documents \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/documents/agenda(s)-city-council-%26-planning-commission/city-council/628300	2
	City Attorney \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/article/1596605	2
	Documents \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/documents/about-weed/contact-us/628299	2
	Documents \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/documents/agenda(s)-city-council-%26-planning-commission/city-council/agendas%2C-city-council-2025/738292	2
	Documents \| City of Weedwww.ci.weed.ca.us/documents/about-weed/frequently-asked-questions/628260	2

Write lists or groups of links semantically

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