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# Label

Label creates a semantic HTML label for an Input, Date Picker, Select, or other named field. A correctly connected label helps visitors understand and activate the field.

### How to Use Label

You’ll find Label under **Forms** in the Components list.

1. Place Label inside a [Form](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/form.md), close to its field.
2. Edit the label text directly on the canvas.
3. Copy the field’s Name exactly.
4. Enter that value under Label → For.
5. Preview the published form and click the label to confirm that its field receives focus.

### Component Settings

#### Settings

**For** defaults to `inputName`.

Replace it with the exact **Name** of the related field. Values are case-sensitive:

```
email
```

If the Input Name is `email` but Label For is `Email`, they are not connected.

#### Text Styles

**Color** defaults to Text 50.

**Align** is not responsive, offers Start, Centre, or End, and defaults to Start.

Shared text-style defaults include Body Font, Base Size, weight 400, Normal spacing and line height, no text shadow, no case conversion, and no decoration.

### Accessibility

Use a visible Label for every field. Keep it descriptive and concise; Placeholder text disappears during entry and is not a replacement for a label.

### Troubleshooting

#### Clicking the label does not focus the field

Make sure For and the field Name are identical, with no spaces added before or after either value.

### Related Components

* [Input](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/form/input.md) — Collects a typed value.
* [Date Picker](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/form/date-picker.md) — Collects a date and optional time.
* [Select](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/form/select.md) — Presents a list of choices.

| Common Control                                                                                                     | Description                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Link](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/link.md)                                           | Link to a page, resource, anchor, email address, or website.            |
| [Layout](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/layout.md)                                       | Control positioning, stacking, visibility, overflow, and isolation.     |
| [Sizing](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/sizing.md)                                       | Set width, height, and responsive size constraints.                     |
| [Spacing](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/spacing.md)                                     | Add responsive margin and padding.                                      |
| [Typography & Text Styles](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/typography-and-text-styles.md) | Control fonts, text spacing, decoration, colour, and semantic wrappers. |
| [Backgrounds](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/backgrounds.md)                             | Apply colour, image, gradient, SVG, video, and hover backgrounds.       |
| [Transitions](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/transitions.md)                             | Choose what animates and set its timing curve, duration, and delay.     |
| [Effects](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/effects.md)                                     | Apply shadows, opacity, and hover effects.                              |
| [Filters](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/filters.md)                                     | Apply blur, brightness, saturation, shadow, and backdrop effects.       |
| [Transforms](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/transforms.md)                               | Scale, rotate, move, and skew components.                               |
| [Borders](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/borders.md)                                     | Set border style, colour, opacity, width, radius, and hover states.     |
| [Advanced](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/advanced.md)                                   | Add CSS classes and IDs, or change supported HTML tags.                 |


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