HTML label tag

Example

Three radio buttons with labels:

<form action="/action_page.php">
<input type="radio" id="html" name="fav_language" value="HTML">
<label for="html">HTML</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="css" name="fav_language" value="CSS">
<label for="css">CSS</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="javascript" name="fav_language" value="JavaScript">
<label for="javascript">JavaScript</label><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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CSS
JavaScript

Definition and Usage

The <label> tag defines a label for several elements:

• <input type="checkbox">
• <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">
• <input type="week">
• <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). 

Tips and Notes

Tip: The for attribute of <label> must be equal to the id attribute of the related element to bind them together. A label can also be bound to an element by placing the element inside the <label> element. 

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
for	element_id	Specifies the id of the form element the label should be 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.

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <label> element with the following default values:

Example

label {
cursor: default;
}