Studentische Vereine | Universität Zürich | UZH

Zahlreiche Kurse und Angebote | Universität Zürich | UZH

Grundlagen | Universität Zürich | UZH

Interdisziplinarität | Universität Zürich | UZH

Hilfe in schwierigen Situationen | Universität Zürich | UZH

Zürich, Schweiz | Universität Zürich | UZH

Gelebte Chancengleichheit | Universität Zürich | UZH

Beratung und Unterstützung | Universität Zürich | UZH

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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 Zurich

Title / URL	Issues
Studentische Vereine \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/organizations.html	2
Zahlreiche Kurse und Angebote \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/courses.html	2
Grundlagen \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/programs/basics.html	2
Interdisziplinarität \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/interdisciplinarity.html	2
Hilfe in schwierigen Situationen \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/counselling.html	2
Zürich, Schweiz \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/zurich.html	2
Gelebte Chancengleichheit \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/equality.html	2
Beratung und Unterstützung \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh/services.html	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.uzh.ch/de.html	2
Choose UZH \| Universität Zürich \| UZHwww.uzh.ch/de/studies/whyuzh.html	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of Zurich

Where this issue has occurred