Buy a home | Stonewater Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy | Stonewater

Latest news | Stonewater

About us | Key information about Stonewater | Stonewater

Stonewater Help & Support | Get Help with Repairs & More | Stonewater

Information, support and resources for Stonewater customers | Stonewater

Investor hub | Information for investors | Stonewater

Stonewater’s procurement process | Becoming a supplier | Stonewater

On the Air | Stonewater’s podcast | Stonewater

Housing Association Jobs | Careers at Stonewater | Apply Now | Stonewater

Stonewater news | Press releases and updates | Stonewater

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
Buy a home \| Stonewater Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/find-a-home/buy/	1
Latest news \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/news/latest-news/	1
About us \| Key information about Stonewater \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/about-us/	1
Stonewater Help & Support \| Get Help with Repairs & More \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/customers/get-support/	1
Information, support and resources for Stonewater customers \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/customers/	1
Investor hub \| Information for investors \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/investors/	1
Stonewater’s procurement process \| Becoming a supplier \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/suppliers/	1
On the Air \| Stonewater’s podcast \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/news/podcast-on-the-air/	1
Housing Association Jobs \| Careers at Stonewater \| Apply Now \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/careers/	1
Stonewater news \| Press releases and updates \| Stonewaterwww.stonewater.org/news/	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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