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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.

list-not-following-semantics

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How we use cookies on our website \| Investecwww.investec.com/en_gb/legal/cookies.html	44
Private, Corporate, and Investment Banking \| Investec UKwww.investec.com/en_gb.html	44
Private and Corporate Bank \| Investec Channel Islandswww.investec.com/en_chis.html	35
Investec \| Your Bank & Specialist Financial Partner - South Africawww.investec.com/en_za.html	31
Press Releases & Media \| Investecwww.investec.com/en_int/welcome-to-investec/press.html?section=Press+releases	23
Know fraud \| Investec fraud prevention advicewww.investec.com/en_int/legal/know-fraud.html	22
Investec \| DIFC, United Arab Emirateswww.investec.com/en_ae.html	18
Corporate Banking services \| Investec North Americawww.investec.com/en_us.html	16
Financial services and corporate banking \| Investec Indiawww.investec.com/en_in.html	15
404www.investec.com/invented-url-for-404-page	15

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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