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Asked: 2026-05-13T06:30:13+00:00

I am having trouble validating my html, my menus are triggering the following error:

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I am having trouble validating my html, my menus are triggering the following error:

“document type does not allow element “li” here; missing one of “ul”, “ol” start-tag”

link to validator

link to site

My code is as follows, the menus are drop-down menus

<ul>
    <li>
        <a href='services' class='inactive'>Services</a>
        <ul>
            <li><a href='services'>Services</a></li>
            <li><a href='brokerage' >Brokerage Group</a></li>
            <li><a href='development-group'>Development Group</a></li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li ><a href='contact'>Contact</a></li>
</ul>

Am I missing something? Is the ul after the link tag invalidating my code?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The first <li> inside the second <ul> is missing a closing tag … looks like you’ve copied and pasted the code, so the error appears a few times.

    <ul>
    <li class='headlink'><a href='home' class='inactive'>Home</a></li>
    <li class='headlink'><a href='about' class='inactive'>About</a>
        <ul class='About'>
            <li class='headlink'><a href='about'>About</a> <!-- MISSING TAG HERE -->
            <li><a href='management-team' class='inactive'>Management Team</a></li>
            <li><a href='partners' class='inactive'>Partners</a></li>
            <li><a href='global-one-standard' class='inactive'>Global One Standard</a></li>
            <li><a href='business-investment-opportunities' class='inactive'>Business & Investment Opportunities</a></li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li class='headlink'><a href='services' class='active'>Services</a>
        <ul class='Services'>
            <li class='headlink'><a href='services'>Services</a> <!-- MISSING TAG HERE -->
            <li><a href='brokerage' class='inactive'>Brokerage Group</a></li>
            <li><a href='development-group' class='inactive'>Development Group</a></li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li class='headlink'><a href='projects' class='inactive'>Projects</a>
        <ul class='Projects'>
            <li class='headlink'><a href='projects'>Projects</a> <!-- MISSING TAG HERE -->
            <li><a href='hilton-garden-inn' class='inactive'>Hilton Garden Inn</a></li>
            <li><a href='federal-plaza' class='inactive'>Federal Plaza</a></li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li class='headlink'><a href='contact' class='inactive'>Contact</a></li>
</ul>
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