Our Brands - Papaya, Soon, Morley, Lincoln & more – Matalan

Fenn Wright Manson - Womens Occasionwear, Dresses & Skirts – Matalan

Womens Online Exclusives – Matalan

Shoes For Women | Ladies' Shoes – Matalan

JDY - Womens Trendy Outfits & Trendy Clothes – Matalan

Shop All Womens – Matalan

Women's Workwear & Office Wear – Matalan

Women's Sale & Clearance | Ladies Clothes Sales – Matalan

Baby Girls Clothes - Newborn & Baby Girl Outfits – Matalan

Men's Shoes & Footwear - Black Shoes & Brown Brogues – Matalan

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

August 2025

July 2025

Matalan

Title / URL	Issues
Our Brands - Papaya, Soon, Morley, Lincoln & more – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/brands	6
Fenn Wright Manson - Womens Occasionwear, Dresses & Skirts – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/brands/fwm	5
Womens Online Exclusives – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/online-exclusives	5
Shoes For Women \| Ladies' Shoes – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/footwear	5
JDY - Womens Trendy Outfits & Trendy Clothes – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/brands/jdy	5
Shop All Womens – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/all-womens	5
Women's Workwear & Office Wear – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/suits-and-workwear	5
Women's Sale & Clearance \| Ladies Clothes Sales – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/womens/offers/sale	5
Baby Girls Clothes - Newborn & Baby Girl Outfits – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/baby/baby-girl-clothes	5
Men's Shoes & Footwear - Black Shoes & Brown Brogues – Matalanwww.matalan.co.uk/mens/footwear	5

Ensure form controls have labels

Matalan

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