GrizPortal | University of Montana

Welcome To Our Table | University of Montana

Graduate School | University of Montana | University of Montana

Campus Recreation | University of Montana

UM Impact Home Page | University of Montana

UM Housing | University of Montana

Office of the Registrar | University of Montana

University of Montana Financial Aid Office | University of Montana

Campus Safety and Support | University of Montana

University of Montana University Center | University of Montana

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

December 2025

November 2025

University of Montana

Title / URL	Issues
GrizPortal \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/grizportal/	5
Welcome To Our Table \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/dining/	5
Graduate School \| University of Montana \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/grad/	5
Campus Recreation \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/crec/	5
UM Impact Home Page \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/um-impact/	5
UM Housing \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/housing/	5
Office of the Registrar \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/registrar/	5
University of Montana Financial Aid Office \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/finaid/	5
Campus Safety and Support \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/safety/	5
University of Montana University Center \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/uc/	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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