Tag Description

The label tag is used to define a label for an input element.

This tag has the form:

<label for="element_id">
</label>

HTML5 and HTML4.01 Differences

HTML5 defines a new attribute.

HTML5

= New for HTML5

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
for	element_id	Specifies which form element this label is bound to
formHTML5	form_id	Defines one ore more forms the field belongs to

Global Attributes

This tag also supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

This tag also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this tag:

<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>

This produces the following result:

Browser Support

Chrome	Firefox	IE	Safari	Opera

Doctype Declaration Support

The following table lists the doctype declarations this element may appear in:

HTML4.01 / XHTML1.0			XHTML 1.1	HTML 5
Traditional	Strict	Frameset

Miscellaneous Information

Defined In:	HTML4
Empty Tag:	No