University of Denver

First time visit: View without clicking anything

4D Experience | University of Denver

Undergraduate Student Government | University of Denver

About DU | University of Denver

Libraries | University of Denver

Business Partnership Opportunities with University of Denver

Current Student Resources | University of Denver

Research Overview | University of Denver

Academics | University of Denver

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

June 2025

May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
University of Denverwww.du.edu/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.du.edu/	4
4D Experience \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/4D-experience	2
Undergraduate Student Government \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/usg	2
About DU \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/about/overview	1
Libraries \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/academics/libraries	1
Business Partnership Opportunities with University of Denverwww.du.edu/info/businesses	1
Current Student Resources \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/info/students	1
Research Overview \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/research/overview	1
Academics \| University of Denverwww.du.edu/academics	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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