Light & Power | Xylem US

Markets | Xylem US

Smart Metering Solutions for Utility Providers | Xylem US

Aquaculture Water Treatment Solutions | Xylem US

Water Management Solutions for Aquatics & Pools | Xylem US

(404) | Xylem Master

Applications A-Z | Xylem US

Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions for General Industry | Xylem US

Water Purification Solutions for Healthcare | Xylem US

Water Treatment Solutions for the Microelectronics Industry | Xylem US

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

Xylem Inc.

	Title / URL	Issues
	Light & Power \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/products--services/light-power/	3
	Markets \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/	2
	Smart Metering Solutions for Utility Providers \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/utility-infrastructure/	1
	Aquaculture Water Treatment Solutions \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/aquaculture/	1
	Water Management Solutions for Aquatics & Pools \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/aquatics-pools/	1
	(404) \| Xylem Masterwww.xylem.com/invented-url-for-404-page/	1
	Applications A-Z \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/applications/	1
	Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions for General Industry \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/general-industry/	1
	Water Purification Solutions for Healthcare \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/healthcare/	1
	Water Treatment Solutions for the Microelectronics Industry \| Xylem USwww.xylem.com/en-us/markets/microelectronics/	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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