About Seattle University | Seattle University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Seattle University

Education Abroad | Seattle University

Summer Programs | Seattle University

Quicklinks | Seattle University

Online Programs | Seattle University

University Recreation | Seattle University

Housing and Residence Life | Seattle University

Lemieux Library | Seattle 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

January 2025

December 2024

Title / URL	Issues
About Seattle University \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/about/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.seattleu.edu/	2
Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/	2
Education Abroad \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/abroad/	1
Summer Programs \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/summer/	1
Quicklinks \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/quicklinks/	1
Online Programs \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/online/	1
University Recreation \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/recreation/	1
Housing and Residence Life \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/housing/	1
Lemieux Library \| Seattle Universitywww.seattleu.edu/library/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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