Organisation – Mälardalens universitet

För leverantörer och kunder – Mälardalens universitet

Artiklar – Mälardalens universitet

Nytt verktyg ska förbättra arbetsmiljö och minska sjukskrivningar – Mälardalens universitet

Om MDU – Mälardalens universitet

Mälardalens universitet – Mälardalens universitet

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Tillgänglighetsredogörelse – Mälardalens universitet

MDU Holding AB – Mälardalens universitet

Sidan kunde inte hittas – Mälardalens universitet

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

February 2026

January 2026

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Organisation – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/organisation	1
	För leverantörer och kunder – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/kontakta-oss/for-leverantorer-och-kunder	1
	Artiklar – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/artiklar	1
	Nytt verktyg ska förbättra arbetsmiljö och minska sjukskrivningar – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/artiklar/arkiv/2025-12-02-nytt-verktyg-ska-forbattra-arbetsmiljo-och-minska-sjukskrivningar	1
	Om MDU – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu	1
	Mälardalens universitet – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/	1
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.mdu.se/	1
	Tillgänglighetsredogörelse – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/om-webbplatsen-och-kakor/tillganglighetsredogorelse	1
	MDU Holding AB – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/om-mdu/organisation/mdu-holding-ab	1
	Sidan kunde inte hittas – Mälardalens universitetwww.mdu.se/invented-url-for-404-page	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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