Here I have created sample that hides the ul, li using code behind on page load.
HTML
<div>
Courses :
<ul>
<li id="liDotNet" runat="server">DotNet</li>
<li id="liJava" runat="server">Java</li>
<li id="liOracle" runat="server">Oracle</li>
</ul>
</div>
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
liJava.Visible = false;
}
Screenshot
