About | University of Northern Iowa

About Cedar Falls & Waterloo | University of Northern Iowa

Hands-on Learning and Research | University of Northern Iowa

Consumer Information | University of Northern Iowa

Family & Supporters | Study Abroad Center

UNI Search Results | University of Northern Iowa

Accessibility Resources at UNI | University of Northern Iowa

Meet Our Staff | Study Abroad Center

Health & Safety | Study Abroad Center

Faculty & Staff | Study Abroad Center

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

University of Northern Iowa

	Title / URL	Issues
	About \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/about	5
	About Cedar Falls & Waterloo \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/community	5
	Hands-on Learning and Research \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/research/hands-learning-and-research	5
	Consumer Information \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/consumer-info	5
	Family & Supporters \| Study Abroad Centeruni.edu/studyabroad/parentsguardians	5
	UNI Search Results \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/search	5
	Accessibility Resources at UNI \| University of Northern Iowauni.edu/resources/accessibility	5
	Meet Our Staff \| Study Abroad Centeruni.edu/studyabroad/meet-our-staff	5
	Health & Safety \| Study Abroad Centeruni.edu/studyabroad/health-safety	5
	Faculty & Staff \| Study Abroad Centeruni.edu/studyabroad/facultystaff	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of Northern Iowa

Where this issue has occurred