Checks / Titles, headings and schema
Form field without a name
A field with no label, aria-label or title is announced as just an edit box by a screen reader and cannot be picked by voice control (WCAG 1.3.1 and 4.1.2, Level A).
form_control_unnamed · Titles, headings and schema · Warning
What triggers it
A form field on a page has no accessible name (no label, aria-label or title); the finding names the first one.
What to change
Give the field a visible <label for="id"> or an aria-label. A file input that a button opens should instead get aria-hidden="true" and tabindex="-1".
Example
HTML to put in the page:
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email">How to confirm the fix
- Click the field's label: the cursor goes into the field. Or inspect the field in your browser's Accessibility panel: it shows a name
- Press 'Re-check 1 page'
How common it is
We have not measured how common this is on a sample of sites. Counts appear here when a study covers it.
About this check
| Check ID | form_control_unnamed |
|---|---|
| Report section | Titles, headings and schema |
| Severity | Warning |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Version 11, 24 October 2026 |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
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