What is Accessible forms?
The short answer
Accessible forms give every field a visible label, explain errors in text next to the field, and work fully with the keyboard and screen readers.
Accessible forms, explained
Placeholder text is not a label; it disappears as soon as someone types.
Questions people ask about Accessible forms
What is Accessible forms?
Accessible forms give every field a visible label, explain errors in text next to the field, and work fully with the keyboard and screen readers.
Related terms
ARIA is a set of HTML attributes that describe roles, states and labels to assistive technology when native HTML elements cannot express them.
Keyboard navigationKeyboard navigation means every link, button, menu and form on a page can be reached and used with the keyboard alone, in a logical order.
UXUX, or user experience, is how it feels to use a website: whether people can find what they came for, understand it and finish what they started without friction.
Web accessibilityWeb accessibility means building sites everyone can use, including people who are blind, deaf, have limited movement or cognitive differences, whatever device or assistive technology they use.
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