Label Tag
<label> defines a label for an <input> type element/tag.
Usage
<label for="id">Label</label>
<input type="text" name="text" id="id" value="yourvalue"><br>As you can see, the for attribute of the <label> tag should be equal to the id attribute of the related element to bind them together.
Platform Support
| Browser | Element Support |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | Yes |
| Mozilla Firefox | Yes |
| Google Chrome | Yes |
| Opera | Yes |
| Safari | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| for | element_id | Specifies which form element a label is bound to |
| form | form_id | Specifies one or more forms the label belongs to |
Global Attribute
The <label> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attribute
The <label> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
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 element, it toggles the control.