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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<select id="comp-k16a4sx4dropdownMenuMobile" class="style-k16a4tfxdropdownMenuMobile">
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<button id="comp-k16a4sx4user" class="style-k16a4tfxuser">...</button>
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<input type="text" id="field3" aria-invalid="false" name="Phone Number" value class placeholder="Phone Number" data-aid="subjectField">
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4 | |
<input type="text" id="field4" aria-invalid="false" name="Address" value class placeholder="Address" data-aid="addressField">
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2 | |
<input type="text" id="field1" required aria-invalid="false" name="Your Name" value class="style-k16992nc_required" placeholder="Your Name *" data-aid="nameField">
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1 | |
<textarea name="Message" class="style-k16993k2fieldMessage" placeholder="Message" data-aid="messageField" id="comp-is8wbxwt1fieldMessage"></textarea>
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1 | |
<input type="text" id="field2" required aria-invalid="false" name="Your Email" value class="style-k16991s5_required" placeholder="Your Email *" data-aid="emailField">
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1 | |
<input type="text" id="field2" required aria-invalid="false" name="Your Email" value class="style-k16992nc_required" placeholder="Your Email *" data-aid="emailField">
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1 | |
<textarea name="Report of Damages or Repairs, Please detail." class="style-k16991s5fieldMessage" placeholder="Report of Damages or Repairs, Please detail." data-aid="messageField" id="comp-j3bs9q18fieldMessage"></textarea>
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1 | |
<input type="text" id="field2" required aria-invalid="false" name="Your Email" value class="style-k16991nq_required" placeholder="Your Email *" data-aid="emailField">
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1 |