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Placeholder Attribute Is Not A Label!

webaxe.org · published 5 June 2012

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http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html

w3.org

http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201204/the_html5_placeholder_attribute_is_not_a_substitute_for_the_label_element/

456bereastreet.com

http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2011/02/html5-accessibility-chops-the-placeholder-attribute/

paciellogroup.com

http://www.shiftedbits.net/rambling/why-html-placeholders-dont-replace-html-labels/

shiftedbits.net

http://mentalized.net/journal/2010/08/05/dont_use_placeholder_text_as_labels/

mentalized.net

http://a11ymemes.tumblr.com/post/23028903972/placeholder-y-u-no-use-labels

a11ymemes.tumblr.com

http://tink.uk/using-the-html5-placeholder-attribute/

tink.uk

http://baymard.com/blog/false-simplicity

baymard.com

http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/dont-put-labels-inside-text-boxes-unless-youre-luke-w.php

uxmatters.com

https://baymard.com/blog/mobile-forms-avoid-inline-labels

baymard.com

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/form-design-placeholders/

nngroup.com

https://medium.com/simple-human/10-reasons-why-placeholders-are-problematic-f8079412b960

medium.com

https://medium.theuxblog.com/4-reasons-to-avoid-using-placeholder-text-in-forms-8fc33e724e4f

medium.theuxblog.com

Don't Use The Placeholder Attribute Read at the source ↗

smashingmagazine.com

https://www.deque.com/blog/accessible-forms-the-problem-with-placeholders/

deque.com

Floated Labels Still Suck Read at the source ↗

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