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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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Wales \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/about-us/wales	1
Get help \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/get-help	1
Events \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/events	1
What we do \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do	1
About HIV \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/hiv/about-hiv	1
Page not found \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/sexual-health/stis	1
Search \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/search	1
Counselling \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/get-help/counselling	1
Sign up for news \| Terrence Higgins Trustwww.tht.org.uk/support-us/sign-news	1

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