
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<LABEL>
Creates a descriptive label that's associated with a form control.
Support:
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Notes:
- This tag requires the </LABEL> end tag.
Attributes:
- ACCESSKEY
= "Text (single character)"
A character to use as a keyboard shortcut for selecting the control.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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The access key is invoked by using it as a key combination. For example, if you specify ACCESSKEY="P", then the user invokes the key by pressing Alt+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac).
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- FOR
= "Text"
The form control that the label is associated with.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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To use this attribute, you must add an ID attribute to the associated form control, and then set FOR equal to that ID value (see the example).
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
Example:
<FORM>
<LABEL ACCESSKEY="N" FOR="FirstName">First <U>N</U>ame:</LABEL>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT ID="FirstName">
<BR>
<LABEL ACCESSKEY="L" FOR="LastName"><U>L</U>ast Name:</LABEL>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT ID="LastName">
</FORM>
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