Libraries • Temple College

News • Temple College

Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning • Temple College

Resources • Temple College

Temple College

Email • Temple College

Coronavirus • Temple College

Calendar: Public Events • Temple College

Locations • Temple College

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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Libraries • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/resources/library/	1
News • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/news/	1
Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/about/ierp/	1
Resources • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/resources/	1
Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Email • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/resources/email/	1
Coronavirus • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/safety/coronavirus/	1
Calendar: Public Events • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/calendar/	1
Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/	1
Locations • Temple Collegewww.templejc.edu/about/locations/	1

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