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Add a label for a form control in HTML?
In HTML the <label> tag is used to define labels for serval elements like <input>, <progress>, <select>, <meter>, <textarea>.
<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>
Syntax
Following is the usage of <label> tag in HTML −
<label> form content... </label>
The <label> tag uses for and form attributes, now let us see the values and description of for and form attributes.
for − It specifies the id of form element the label is associated with. Following is the syntax of for attribute in label -
<label for="element_id">
form − This attribute is used, when there are multiple forms, and it specifies which form the label belongs to. let the value is form_id, below is the syntax of form attribute in label -
<label form="form_id">
Example
In the following example we are creating a form and adding labels to the controls in it.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to TutorialsPoint</h1>
<h2>The label for attribute</h2>
<p>Click on one of the radio button:</p>
<form action="/action_page.php">
<input type="radio" id="html" name="language" value="HTML">
<label for="html">HTML</label>
<br>
<input type="radio" id="css" name="language" value="CSS">
<label for="css">CSS</label>
<br>
<input type="radio" id="javascript" name="language" value="JavaScript">
<label for="javascript">JavaScript</label>
<br>
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
Example
Let us see another example −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to TutorialsPoint</h1>
<h2>The label for form attribute</h2>
<p>The label in the second radio button is outside the form, but still a part of the form. Try to click the "Teacher" text label to select the "Teacher" radio button.</p>
<form action="/action_page.php" id="form1">
<input type="radio" id="student" name="person" value="STUDENT">
<label for="student">STUDENT</label>
<br>
<input type="radio" id="teacher" name="person" value="TEACHER">
<br>
<input type="radio" id="admin" name="person" value="ADMIN">
<label for="admin">ADMIN</label>
<br>
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<br>
<label form="form1" for="teacher">TEACHER</label>
</body>
</html>
Example
In this example we are trying to create a sample login page and add labels to it.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML label Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<label for="email">EMAIL-ID: <br />
<input type="email" value="" name="emailid" size="30" placeholder="Enter a valid email address">
<br />
<br />
<label for="phone">PHONE NO: <br />
<input type="text" value="" name="phno" size="30" maxlength="10" placeholder="Enter a valid phone number" pattern="[0-9]{10}">
<br />
<br />
</body>
</html>