- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:00:41 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 28/06/2017 11:50, Mehrnaz Ahmadi wrote: > Hello, > > This might be a trivial question, but I have to be sure if an extra form > label is a fail. > > I am auditing a page and there is an extra form label present which is > not visible and is also empty. I think it is a fail, but I wasn't sure. HTML allows multiple separate <label> elements to point to the same form control via for="..." attribute. The accessible name for that form control will generally be constructed as a combination of any labels associated with it (though I vaguely remember this sometimes being dependent on the specific user agent/AT). As such, I don't believe it's a failure, but I'd make sure that it's tested in a combination of browser/AT scenarios to ensure it's not having an adverse effect. If it's not, then it's redundant, but not a failure I'd say. P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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