Live View | Cornell University

About | Cornell University

Visit | Cornell University

Academics | Cornell University

Copyright | Cornell University

University Core Values | Cornell University

Cornell University | 404

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Cornell University | Weather

Cornell University

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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November 2024

October 2024

Title / URL	Issues
Live View \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/live-view/	4
About \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/about/index.cfm	2
Visit \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/visit/	2
Academics \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/academics/	2
Copyright \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/copyright.cfm	2
University Core Values \| Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/about/values.cfm	2
Cornell University \| 404www.cornell.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.cornell.edu/	2
Cornell University \| Weatherwww.cornell.edu/weather/	2
Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu/	2

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