| Rule ID |
Control 9 |
| Conformance |
Required |
| Definition |
Verify that the title attribute content serves as an appropriate label for the form control, and not only as a tooltip. |
| Purpose |
- When the
title attribute is used for tooltips, it often uses more words than needed to label a form control for users of assistive technologies.
- Use
aria-label to provide a shorter label to users of assistive technologies if the title attribute content is determined not to be an optimal label.
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| Conformance |
Required |
| WCAG Success Criteria |
Success Criterion 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
Other Related Success Criterion:
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| Rule Category |
Forms |
| Rule Scope |
Element |
| Techniques |
- The preferred technique for labeling form controls is to use the
label element and its for attribute to reference the id attribute value of the form control element.
- NOTE: The alternative technique of using the
label element to encapsulate a the form control element does not fully support some assistve technologies, like speech input for activating the control.
- 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.
- The
title attribute will be used as the last resort to provide a label for the form control.
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