Science | Leidos

Terms of Service | Leidos

Our History | Leidos

A global leader in Information Technology, Engineering, and Science | Leidos

For Suppliers | Leidos

Contact Us | Leidos

Insights | Leidos

Markets | Leidos

Health | Leidos

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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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January 2025

December 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Science \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/markets/science	2
Terms of Service \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/terms	2
Our History \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/company/history	2
A global leader in Information Technology, Engineering, and Science \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/company/global	2
For Suppliers \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/suppliers	2
Contact Us \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/contact	2
Insights \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/insights	2
Markets \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/markets	2
Health \| Leidoswww.leidos.com/markets/health	2
Leidos: Innovative Solutions through Information Technology, Engineering and Sciencewww.leidos.com/	2

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