Form labels
type: TechArticle
description: Every form control needs a programmatically associated label. A placeholder is not a label, and an unlabelled input is unusable for screen-reader and voice-control users.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T10:57:27.000Z
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