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="checkbox" id="cookie-consent-toggle" checked name="chk-analytics">
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124 | |
<input type="email" required placeholder="Please enter your email address" name="email">
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124 | |
<button class="a-search-button v-button-clear-styling">...</button>
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124 | |
<input type="text" required placeholder="Please enter your full name" name="full-name">
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124 | |
<input type="checkbox" name="can-contact" value="true">
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124 | |
<input type="text" required placeholder="Please enter company" name="company">
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124 | |
<input type="text" name="keyword" placeholder="Search term">
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124 | |
<input type="checkbox" id="privacy-popup-toggle">
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124 | |
<select>...</select>
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9 | |
<select class="master-dropdown" id="master-dropdown">...</select>
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4 |