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HTML

Posted by Suli S
Suli S
1,475 Points

Labeling elements

Hi

Which elements should have the label tag?

For example I know this is important for input text. But what others should have this?

Corey Baker
Corey Baker
4,890 Points

This should help: HTML Label Tag

1 Answer

Andres Chaves
Andres Chaves
3,462 Points
Andres Chaves
Andres Chaves
3,462 Points

Hi,

The <label> element does not render as anything special for the user. However, it provides a usability improvement for mouse users, because if the user clicks on the text within the <label> element, it toggles the control.

The for attribute of the <label> tag should be equal to the id attribute of the related element to bind them together.

You should use <label> tag with any element inside a form.