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="m-site_header__search-input" type="search" name="Search.Term" id="searchterm" placeholder="Search">
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<button class="js-themechange m-accessibility_toolbar__btn m-accessibility_toolbar__btn--contrasthigh" data-theme="high">
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<button class="js-themechange m-accessibility_toolbar__btn m-accessibility_toolbar__btn--contrastdefault" data-theme="default">
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<input class="selectric-input" tabindex="0">
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<input type="text" name="2dc6b483f4f44fc7bf8c34d174ff7fa5">
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<input type="text" name="d555e5dd10644480890bb2dcbddc64af">
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<input type="text" name="edbe29c0159641b2a08ebcecc2a190b9">
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<input type="text" name="ccbda64f16f74e378c585f9d2e499b21">
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<input type="text" name="532b0177c64c411085ced51ebcb2c10c">
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<input type="text" name="8f06ea4e67a7481b80d98bb5e9a0fc7c">
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