What does this mean?
People using screen readers are not able to see the layout of a form. To make forms accessible, they must define explicit text labels for each form control.
More helpUsually the best solution is to use a <label>
element. The label may be linked to
by the form control:
<label for="name">Full name</label>
<input type="name" id="name">
or the <label>
can be wrapped around the form control:
<label>
Full name <input type="name">
</label>
Buttons are different, as their labels are specified by the code for the button, e.g.
<input type="submit" value="Send message">
<button>Send message</button>
Alternatively ARIA attributes, such as aria-label
may be used, but this information
will not be conveyed to visual users. For more information, see W3C's guide to labeling controls.
Hidden input fields (<input type="hidden">
) do not require labels.
Note that the placeholder
attribute
should not be used as an alternative to a label.
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<input type="search" class="search-field typeahead tt-input" placeholder="Search" id="searchTerm" name="searchTerm" autocomplete="off" data-validation-message="Please enter a term to search" spellcheck="false" dir="auto" style="position: relative; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent;">
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<input class="selectric-input" tabindex="0">
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<input type="text" class="newsroom-search-inputfield js-newsroom-searchterm" value placeholder="Can we help you find something?">
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2 | |
<select class="js-newsroom-filter-dropdown" id="news_date" tabindex="0" style>...</select>
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2 | |
<input type="text" name="053bee9ddecf497592d92863a9c9c0ba">
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<input type="text" name="25dfefca26c74249be594d7de2af90dd">
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2 | |
<input type="text" name="ccf5edfcfb6b48a39440417399da113c">
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2 | |
<select class="js-newsroom-filter-dropdown" id="news_interests" tabindex="0" style>...</select>
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2 | |
<select class="select select--filter js-people-filter-dropdown" id="personCountryList" tabindex="0" style>...</select>
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1 | |
<select class="location-dropdown dd-no-height js-select-location-category" tabindex="0" style>...</select>
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1 |