GSMA | GSMA Services - Services

GSMA | Press Releases - Newsroom

GSMA | Strategy - Strategy

GSMA | The Mobile Economy - The Mobile Economy

GSMA | GSMA Security - Security

GSMA - Network Coverage Maps

GSMA | GSMA Blog - Newsroom

GSMA | Membership - Make a difference in your society

GSMA | Resources - Newsroom

GSMA | GSMA Foundry - GSMA Foundry

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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May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
GSMA \| GSMA Services - Serviceswww.gsma.com/services/	8
GSMA \| Press Releases - Newsroomwww.gsma.com/newsroom/press-releases/	8
GSMA \| Strategy - Strategywww.gsma.com/strategy/	8
GSMA \| The Mobile Economy - The Mobile Economywww.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/	8
GSMA \| GSMA Security - Securitywww.gsma.com/security/	8
GSMA - Network Coverage Mapswww.gsma.com/coverage/	8
GSMA \| GSMA Blog - Newsroomwww.gsma.com/newsroom/gsma-blog/	8
GSMA \| Membership - Make a difference in your societywww.gsma.com/membership/	8
GSMA \| Resources - Newsroomwww.gsma.com/newsroom/resources/	8
GSMA \| GSMA Foundry - GSMA Foundrywww.gsma.com/foundry/	8

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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