About WWF-UK | WWF

Where the WWF works around the world | WWF

Pride | WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature | WWF

Our challenge events: join the race to save our world | WWF

Eight tips to eat more sustainably | WWF

Quiz for your world | WWF

Contact us: we're here to help you | WWF

Find WWF's range of press releases here | WWF

What are cookies and why are they used? | WWF

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.

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December 2025

November 2025

Title / URL	Issues
About WWF-UK \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/about	4
Where the WWF works around the world \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/where-we-work	4
Pride \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/pride	4
World Wide Fund for Nature \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/	4
Our challenge events: join the race to save our world \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/events	4
Eight tips to eat more sustainably \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/better-basket	4
Quiz for your world \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/learn/quizzes	4
Contact us: we're here to help you \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/contact-us	4
Find WWF's range of press releases here \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/press-centre	4
What are cookies and why are they used? \| WWFwww.wwf.org.uk/cookies	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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