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Text attached to a form field that tells every user what to enter.
Growth Score · Capital & Scale
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What it means
A label linked to its field lets screen readers announce it and enlarges the click target. Placeholder text disappears as people type and is not a substitute.
Clear labels also reduce form errors for everyone.
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What is Form labels?
Text attached to a form field that tells every user what to enter.
Where does it sit in Growth Score?
It belongs to the Capital & Scale pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.
What should I read next?
Start with Accessible name and Form abandonment, then browse the other terms in Capital & Scale.
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How does your site score?
Growth Score reads your site and scores its Capital & Scale pillar against sites like yours.
Your Growth Score is 100
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