Studienprogramme Bachelor | Universität Zürich | UZH

Altertumswissenschaften | Universität Zürich | UZH

Archäologien | Universität Zürich | UZH

Biochemie | Universität Zürich | UZH

Bioinformatics | Universität Zürich | UZH

Suche | Universität Zürich | UZH

Grundlagen | Universität Zürich | UZH

Geschichte | Universität Zürich | UZH

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Chemie | Universität Zürich | UZH

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

May 2025

April 2025

University of Zurich

Title / URL	Issues
Studienprogramme Bachelor \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor.html	3
Altertumswissenschaften \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/classics.html	2
Archäologien \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/archeologies.html	2
Biochemie \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/biochemistry.html	2
Bioinformatics \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/bioinformatics.html	2
Suche \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/search.html	2
Grundlagen \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/basics.html	2
Geschichte \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/history.html	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.uzh.ch/de.html	2
Chemie \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/bachelor/chemistry.html	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of Zurich

Where this issue has occurred