Pet Insurance UK - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Leave a Gift in your Will & Help Protect Animals, Always - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Cat Care Tips, Advice & Health Information | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Report A Concern | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Animal Welfare - Seasonal Advice | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Search rescue pets in need of adoption today - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Advice and Welfare Information for Animals | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Farm Animal Welfare | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Support and advice for animal adopters | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

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

December 2025

November 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Pet Insurance UK - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/shoponline/petinsurance	5
Leave a Gift in your Will & Help Protect Animals, Always - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/donate/legacy	4
Cat Care Tips, Advice & Health Information \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/cats	2
Report A Concern \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/reportaconcern	1
Animal Welfare - Seasonal Advice \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/seasonal	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.rspca.org.uk/	1
Search rescue pets in need of adoption today - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/findapet	1
Advice and Welfare Information for Animals \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare	1
Farm Animal Welfare \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm	1
Support and advice for animal adopters \| RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.ukwww.rspca.org.uk/findapet/adopters	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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