HTML <label> Tag
Example
Three radio buttons with labels:
<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="male">Male</label>
<input type="radio" name="gender" id="male" value="male"><br>
<label for="female">Female</label>
<input type="radio" name="gender" id="female" value="female"><br>
<label for="other">Other</label>
<input type="radio" name="gender" id="other" value="other"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The <label> tag defines a label for several elements:
- <input type="color">
- <input type="date">
- <input type="datetime-local">
- <input type="email">
- <input type="file">
- <input type="month">
- <input type="number">
- <input type="password">
- <input type="radio">
- <input type="range">
- <input type="search">
- <input type="tel">
- <input type="text">
- <input type="time">
- <input type="url">
- <meter>
- <progress>
- <select>
- <textarea>
Proper use of labels with the elements above will benefit:
- Screen reader users (will read out loud the label, when the user is focused on the element)
- Users who have difficulty clicking on very small regions (such as
checkboxes) - because when a user clicks the text within the
<label>element, it toggles the input (this increases the hit area).
The for attribute of the <label> tag should be equal to the id attribute of
the related element to bind them together.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <label> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tips and Notes
Tip: A label is bound to an element either by using the "for"
attribute, or by placing the element inside the <label> element.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| for | element_id | Specifies which form element a label is bound to |
| form | form_id | Specifies which form the label belongs to |
Global Attributes
The <label> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <label> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Label Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <label> element with the following default values:
