label is blank Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

The label element is blank.

Help

Add text to the label describing the associated control.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 4.1.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 2.4.6 level AA, 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 4.1.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 2.4.6 level AA, 4.1.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) 4.1.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 2.4.6 level AA, 4.1.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.47 Dec 2022 Improved detection.
• 5.27 Oct 2017 Fixed false positive and changed rule id. Changed rule ID from AccWcag1-12.4.2 to AccHtmlLabelBlank.
• 5.3 Sep 2013 Fixed false negative.
• 3.5 Dec 2009 Don’t fire when label is empty but has title attribute.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Now triggers WCAG2 issue.
• 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlLabelBlank