Det kulturella universitetet | lnu.se

Press | lnu.se

Möt Linnéuniversitetet - ett modernt universitet i Småland | lnu.se

Ett hållbart universitet | lnu.se

Jobba hos oss | lnu.se

Kontakta och besöka | lnu.se

Internationella möjligheter | lnu.se

Universitetsbiblioteket (UB) | lnu.se

Studentwebben för studenter - Linnéuniversitetet | lnu.se

Ny student - Introduktion, registrering & studentkonto | lnu.se

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

October 2025

September 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Det kulturella universitetet \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/det-kulturella-universitetet/	19
	Press \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/kontakta-och-besoka/press/	16
	Möt Linnéuniversitetet - ett modernt universitet i Småland \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/	16
	Ett hållbart universitet \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/ett-hallbart-universitet/	16
	Jobba hos oss \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/jobba-hos-oss/	16
	Kontakta och besöka \| lnu.selnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/kontakta-och-besoka/	16
	Internationella möjligheter \| lnu.selnu.se/student/internationella-mojligheter/	13
	Universitetsbiblioteket (UB) \| lnu.selnu.se/ub/	10
	Studentwebben för studenter - Linnéuniversitetet \| lnu.selnu.se/student/	10
	Ny student - Introduktion, registrering & studentkonto \| lnu.selnu.se/student/ny-student/	10

Ensure form controls have labels

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