First time visit: View without clicking anything

Heidelberg University

University - Heidelberg University

Universität Heidelberg

Maps - Heidelberg University

International Affairs - Heidelberg University

Faculties - Heidelberg University

Facts & Figures - Heidelberg University

Newsroom - Heidelberg University

Communication - Heidelberg University

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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University of Heidelberg

Title / URL	Issues
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.uni-heidelberg.de/en	1
Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en	1
University - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/university	1
Universität Heidelbergwww.uni-heidelberg.de/de	1
Maps - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/university/maps	1
International Affairs - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/international-affairs	1
Faculties - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/institutions/faculties	1
Facts & Figures - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/university/facts-figures	1
Newsroom - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom	1
Communication - Heidelberg Universitywww.uni-heidelberg.de/en/transfer/communication	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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