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Step-Up (Boost) LED Drivers | Analog Devices

한국 아나로그디바이스 | Analog Devices

Internal Power Switch Buck Regulators | Analog Devices

New Products Listing | Analog Devices

Cross Reference Search

Analog Devices Singapore | Analog Devices

Analog Devices India | Analog Devices

Design Tools & Calculators | Design Center | Analog Devices

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. 

Usually the best solution is to use a `<label>` element. The label may be linked to 
by the form control:

```html
<label for="name">Full name</label>
<input type="name" id="name">
```

or the `<label>` can be wrapped around the form control:

```html
<label>
    Full name <input type="name">
</label>
```

Buttons are different, as their labels are specified by the code for the button, e.g.

```html
<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](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/labels/).

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](https://www.w3.org/TR/html/sec-forms.html#the-placeholder-attribute),
nor should the `title` attribute.

## Custom roles

Note that this check considers the underlying accessible role of an element, which can be 
different from the tag itself.

For example, this `<div>` has a `role` of `button`, and so is expected to have a label, like
a button would.

```html
<div role="button"></div>
```

form-control-labels

January 2025

December 2024

Analog Devices, Inc.

Title / URL	Issues
Support \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/support.html	3
Audio CODECs \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/product-category/audio-codecs.html	2
Step-Up (Boost) LED Drivers \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/product-category/step-up-boost-led-drivers.html	2
한국 아나로그디바이스 \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/landing-pages/001/korea-welcome.html	2
Internal Power Switch Buck Regulators \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/product-category/internal-power-switch-buck.html	2
New Products Listing \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/products/landing-pages/new-products-listing.html	2
Cross Reference Searchwww.analog.com/en/crsearch/index.html	2
Analog Devices Singapore \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/landing-pages/001/singapore-welcome.html	2
Analog Devices India \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/landing-pages/001/india-welcome.html	2
Design Tools & Calculators \| Design Center \| Analog Deviceswww.analog.com/en/design-center/design-tools-and-calculators.html	2

Ensure form controls have labels

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