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HTML <label> form Attribute

❮ HTML <label> tag

Example

A <label> element located outside a form (but still a part of the form):

<form action="/action_page.php" id="form1">
  <input type="radio" name="gender" id="male" value="male"><br>
  <label for="female">Female</label>
  <input type="radio" name="gender" id="female" value="female"><br>
  <label for="other">Other</label>
  <input type="radio" name="gender" id="other" value="other"><br><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<label for="male" form="form1">Male</label>
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Definition and Usage

The form attribute specifies one or more forms the <label> element belongs to.


Browser Support

Attribute
form Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The form attribute is new in HTML5.


Syntax

<label form="form_id">

Attribute Values

Value Description
form_id Specifies the form element the <label> element belongs to. The value of this attribute must be the id attribute of a <form> element in the same document.

❮ HTML <label> tag