Manchester University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Colleges | Manchester University

MU Today | Manchester University

Manchester University News

Leadership - President's Welcome | Manchester University

Institutional Effectiveness - Accreditation | Manchester University

Events Calendar | Manchester 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

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May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/	12
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.manchester.edu/	12
404www.manchester.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	11
Colleges \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/academics/colleges?ql	11
MU Today \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/mu-today?ql=	11
Manchester University Newswww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/Manchester-University-News	11
MU Today \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/mu-today	11
Leadership - President's Welcome \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/leadership	11
Institutional Effectiveness - Accreditation \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/institutional-effectiveness/accreditation	11
Events Calendar \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/calendar	11

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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