Mission & Vision | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

News & Stories | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Students | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Rankings & Figures | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Contact Us | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Admissions | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

First time visit: View without clicking anything

About | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Page Not Found | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Research | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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
	Mission & Vision \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/mission-vision	8
	News & Stories \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/news/listing	8
	For Students \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/students	8
	Rankings & Figures \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/about/ranking	8
	Contact Us \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/contact-us	8
	Admissions \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/admissions	8
	First time visit: View without clicking anythinghkust.edu.hk/	8
	About \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/about	8
	Page Not Found \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/invented-url-for-404-page	8
	Research \| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyhkust.edu.hk/research	8

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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