Top-Up Degrees | Falmouth University

Term Dates | Falmouth University

Cornwall Business School

Careers advice and employability information

How to Find Us | Falmouth University

School of Film & Television

Postgraduate Study | Falmouth University

Academic Partnerships | Falmouth University

Computer Science BSc(Hons) | Falmouth University

Open Day | 25 November 2023

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

April 2025

March 2025

Falmouth University

Title / URL	Issues
Top-Up Degrees \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/top-up-degrees	2
Term Dates \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/experience/term-dates	2
Cornwall Business Schoolwww.falmouth.ac.uk/departments/business-school	2
Careers advice and employability informationwww.falmouth.ac.uk/employability	2
How to Find Us \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/find-us	2
School of Film & Televisionwww.falmouth.ac.uk/departments/school-of-film-television	2
Postgraduate Study \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/study/postgraduate	2
Academic Partnerships \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/academic-partnerships	2
Computer Science BSc(Hons) \| Falmouth Universitywww.falmouth.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/computer-science	2
Open Day \| 25 November 2023www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/open-day-25-november-2023	2

Ensure form controls have labels

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Where this issue has occurred