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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Checkboxes

Adam Maley
Adam Maley
5,946 Points
Posted by Adam Maley
Adam Maley
5,946 Points

<Label> vs using a <h1> or <p>?

Why do I need to use <label> instead of the other html tags for regular text?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

One advantage of a label is that it can be associated with a particular control using the for attribute. With that set, clicking on the label acts the same as clicking on the control.