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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.

list-not-following-semantics

May 2025

April 2025

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Title / URL	Issues
TII Librarywww.tii.ie/en/tii-library/	1
TII Statement of Strategywww.tii.ie/en/about/statement-of-strategy/	1
Home - Transport Infrastructure Ireland -www.tii.ie/	1
Active Travelwww.tii.ie/en/active-travel/	1
Contact Uswww.tii.ie/en/contact/	1
National Roads Active Travelwww.tii.ie/en/active-travel/national-roads/	1
TII Researchwww.tii.ie/en/technical-services/research/	1
Technical Serviceswww.tii.ie/en/technical-services/	1
Roads & Tollingwww.tii.ie/en/roads-tolling/	1
Careerswww.tii.ie/en/about/careers/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Where this issue has occurred