What's the best way to show form labels that are longer than the corresponding fields (which require a short input)?

1. What is a field label in a form?
2. Should I use labels in forms?
3. Should input fields have labels?
4. What happens when you put a label element around an input element?

What is a field label in a form?

A field label is descriptive text you create that appears with or covers the field on the form, and helps the user understand the field. Label text might name a field -- for example: To, From, Author, Subject, or Date. Or it might describe a user action -- for example, "Enter a product name."

Should I use labels in forms?

Answer. It is best to ensure that all form inputs have a visible label. Visible labels help users understand the input's purpose. Placeholder text does not suffice and should not be considered as "good enough".

Should input fields have labels?

Effective form labels are required to make forms accessible. The purpose of form elements such as checkboxes, radio buttons, input fields, etcetera, is often apparent to sighted users, even if the form element is not programmatically labeled. Screen readers users require useful form labels to identify form fields.

What happens when you put a label element around an input element?

Think of an implicit label as hugging an input, and an explicit label as standing next to an input and holding its hand. An explicit label's for attribute value must match its input's id value. For example, if for has a value of name , then id should also have a value of name .