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 class="selectric-input" tabindex="0">
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<input class="search__form-input js-search-query-field" type="text" name="q" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Search...">
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<input class="people__input js-search-query-field" type="text" name="search" id="people-search" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Search...">
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<input type="text" name="q" class="expert__input js-people-finder-module-input" data-page-url="/our-people/" placeholder="Search for an expert...">
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