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="text" name="search" placeholder="Search for...">
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47 | |
<input type="image" src="/theme/images/search.svg">
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47 | |
<input type="text" name="Name" required>
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5 | |
<textarea name="Improve"></textarea>
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3 | |
<input type="text" name="Address" required>
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3 | |
<textarea name="addInfo"></textarea>
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2 | |
<input type="text" name="Contact" required>
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2 | |
<input type="text" name="Nature" required>
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1 | |
<textarea name="Info"></textarea>
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1 | |
<input type="text" name="WitnessName">
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1 |