WCAG 4.1.2 · Level A
Select Name
- What is broken
- A dropdown has no label saying what is being chosen.
- Who it affects
- Screen reader users reach the field with no idea what belongs in it, and voice-control users have no name to say out loud.
- How to fix it
- Associate every <select> with a <label>, or give it an aria-label.
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