Research | PSL

PSL from A to Z | PSL

Education | PSL

PSL PhD Tracks | PSL

Schools | PSL

Customise your courses | PSL

Language resource center | PSL

News | PSL

Sapere Aude | PSL

Find your curriculum | PSL

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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August 2025

July 2025

Université PSL

Title / URL	Issues
Research \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/research	4
PSL from A to Z \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/university/about-us/psl-z	4
Education \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/education	4
PSL PhD Tracks \| PSLpsl.eu/en/education/find-your-curriculum/psl-phd-tracks	4
Schools \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/university/schools	4
Customise your courses \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/education/customise-your-courses	4
Language resource center \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/education/language-resource-center	4
News \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/news	4
Sapere Aude \| PSLwww.psl.eu/en/university/sapere-aude	4
Find your curriculum \| PSLpsl.eu/en/education/find-your-curriculum	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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