Parents & Families | The University of Virginia

Admission | The University of Virginia

Privacy Policy | The University of Virginia

About the University | The University of Virginia

Facts & Figures | The University of Virginia

University Events | The University of Virginia

Apply | The University of Virginia

Jefferson’s Masterpiece | The University of Virginia

Schools | The University of Virginia

Affording UVA | The University of Virginia

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

January 2025

December 2024

University of Virginia

Title / URL	Issues
Parents & Families \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/parents	18
Admission \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/life	18
Privacy Policy \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/siteinfo/privacy	18
About the University \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/aboutuva	18
Facts & Figures \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/facts	18
University Events \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/calendar	18
Apply \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/apply	18
Jefferson’s Masterpiece \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/visit/grounds	18
Schools \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/schools	18
Affording UVA \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/life/affordinguva	18

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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