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Animation Degree | BA (Hons) | Edge Hill University

Banking and Finance | Edge Hill University

Aintree University Hospital | Edge Hill 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.

list-not-following-semantics

August 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
All news - Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/news/all-news/	100
Courses - Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/course/	64
Events \| What's on \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/events/	35
DMPOnline \| Services \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/service/dmponline/	1
Update your details - Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/alumni/update-your-details/	1
Guide for parents and supporters \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/study/parents/	1
Fees and Funding \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/	1
Animation Degree \| BA (Hons) \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/course/animation/	1
Banking and Finance \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/course/banking-and-finance/	1
Aintree University Hospital \| Edge Hill Universitywww.edgehill.ac.uk/locations/aintree/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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