OpenA11y Evaluation Library

Submit and reset button labels must be unique

Rule ID Control 11
Conformance Required
Definition If there is more than one form on a page, each submit and reset button must have a unique label.
Purpose
  • Labels that are unique make it possible for people to understand the different purposes of form controls on the same page.
  • submit and reset form controls have default labels and if these are present on more than one form on a page, the user may not understand which form they are submitting.
Conformance Required
WCAG Success Criteria

Success Criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels

Other Related Success Criterion:

Rule Category Forms
Rule Scope Element
First Step no
Techniques
  • The preferred technique for changing the default label for input[type="submit"] and input[type="reset"] controls is the value attribute.
  • The preferred technique for changing the default label for button[type="submit"] and button[type="reset"] controls is the text content of the button.
  • In special cases, the aria-labelledby attribute can be used on the form control element to reference the id(s) of the elements on the page that describe its purpose.
  • In special cases, the aria-label attribute can be used on the form control element to provide an explicit text description of its purpose.
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