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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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Title / URL	Issues
Product Capabilities & Functions \| Micro Focuswww.microfocus.com/en-us/capabilities	49
Micro Focus is now OpenTextwww.microfocus.com/en-us/home	35
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.microfocus.com/en-us/home	35
Resource Centerwww.microfocus.com/en-us/resource-center	27
Partner Landing Page \| Micro Focuswww.microfocus.com/en-us/partners	26
Products A-Z \| Product Suites \| Micro Focus \| OpenTextwww.microfocus.com/en-us/products?trial=true	26
Free Academic Software Program \| OpenTextwww.microfocus.com/en-us/academic-software-program	26
Business Continuity Solutions \| OpenTextwww.microfocus.com/en-us/business-continuity	26
Optimization Services \| Micro Focuswww.microfocus.com/en-us/optimization-services	26
404 \| Micro Focuswww.microfocus.com/en-us/invented-url-for-404-page	26

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