Plug and Abandonment | SLB

Contact An Expert

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SLB, a global technology company | SLB

Accelerated Time to Market | SLB

Reda HPS horizontal multistage surface pumping systems | SLB

Geothermal | SLB

Redefining Production and Recovery | SLB

Decarbonizing Industry | SLB

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

January 2026

December 2025

Schlumberger Ltd.

Title / URL	Issues
Plug and Abandonment \| SLBwww.slb.com/solutions/plug-and-abandonment	8
Contact An Expertwww.slb.com/contact-us	3
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.slb.com/	3
report-an-incidentwww.slb.com/contact-us/report-an-incident?nor=07&wp=Corporate&oi=X-Other	3
SLB, a global technology company \| SLBwww.slb.com/	3
Accelerated Time to Market \| SLBwww.slb.com/solutions/accelerated-time-to-market	2
Reda HPS horizontal multistage surface pumping systems \| SLBwww.slb.com/products-and-services/innovating-in-oil-and-gas/completions/artificial-lift/reda-hps-pumps	2
Geothermal \| SLBwww.slb.com/solutions/geothermal	2
Redefining Production and Recovery \| SLBwww.slb.com/solutions/production-optimization	2
Decarbonizing Industry \| SLBwww.slb.com/about/driving-energy-innovation/decarbonizing-industry	2

Ensure form controls have labels

Schlumberger Ltd.

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