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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.

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June 2025

May 2025

International Business Machines

Title / URL	Issues
IBM Events \| IBMwww.ibm.com/events/?lnk=fpo	5
Search - IBM Training - Globalwww.ibm.com/training/search?q=course&lnk=fpo	4
Analyst Reports Discovery Page \| IBMwww.ibm.com/reports/analyst/?lnk=fab	4
IBM - United Stateswww.ibm.com/us-en	3
IBM Impact: IBM's ESG Framework \| IBMwww.ibm.com/impact	3
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.ibm.com/us-en	3
IBM Productswww.ibm.com/products	1
IBM Productswww.ibm.com/products?lnk=fps	1

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