SmartView Merchant Report | Network International

Value Added Services for Merchants | Network International

Automated Merchant Payouts | Network International

Our Team | Network International

Merchant Acquiring Solutions | Network International

Accept Payment Links & QR Codes | Network International

Media Centre

Smart Payment Solutions for Businesses | Network International

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Network International - Secure Payment & Fintech Solutions

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

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Title / URL	Issues
SmartView Merchant Report \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/value-added-services/merchant/smartview-report	6
Value Added Services for Merchants \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/value-added-services/merchant	6
Automated Merchant Payouts \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/value-added-services/merchant/network-payouts	6
Our Team \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/about-us/our-team	6
Merchant Acquiring Solutions \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/merchant-solutions	6
Accept Payment Links & QR Codes \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/merchant-solutions/ecommerce-payments/pay-by-link	6
Media Centrewww.network.ae/en/about-us/press-and-media	6
Smart Payment Solutions for Businesses \| Network Internationalwww.network.ae/en/processing-solutions/business-payments	6
invented-url-for-404-pagewww.network.ae/en/invented-url-for-404-page	6
Network International - Secure Payment & Fintech Solutionswww.network.ae/en	6

Ensure form controls have labels

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