HTML <label> Tag

Description

The <label> HTML element establishes a connection between a certain label, which is usually the text, and a form element ( <input> , <select> , <textarea> ). Such a relationship is necessary in order to change the values of form elements when the mouse clicks on the text. In addition, using <label> you can set keyboard shortcuts and switch to the active element like links.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content: Inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<form>

  <label for="male">Male</label>

  <input type="radio" name="sex" id="male" />

  <label for="female">Female</label>

  <input type="radio" name="sex" id="female" />

</form>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
for	Specifies the input control that this label is for. This value must be the same as the value in the input control's "id" attribute.

Global Attributes

The <label> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <label> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop

Yes	12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Tablets / Mobile

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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