Inline hints method 5: The aria-labelledby attribute

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In some cases, it is not possible to wrap the label around the form control or hint. The aria-labelledby can be used to explicitly associate the hint with the form control using matching aria-labelledby and id values.

Example

Use your full street address

Markup

<div class="form-container">
  <label class="form-label" for="hint4">Address</label>
  <input class="form-input" id="hint4" type="text" aria-labelledby="label1">
  <span class="hint" id="label1">Use your full street address</span>
</div>

Results

In all cases, the aria-labelledby content is announced but the label content is ignored.

OSX Voiceover Windows NVDA Windows JAWS
Chrome Safari Opera Chrome Firefox Edge Chrome Firefox Edge
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