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Intent of Headings and Labels

Labels and headings do not need to be lengthy. A word, or even a single character, may suffice if it provides an appropriate cue to finding and navigating content.

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Labels of form controls are usually text-based. In some cases, images can serve as descriptive labels without additional text. In these cases, authors would need to ensure that the image and its use as label in a particular context can be considered conventional and widely understood. + Note that the same image can be interpreted differently in different contexts. However, it can still be considered descriptive if its use is commonly understood in each context. For example, when accompanying a text field, a loupe or magnifying glass icon is commonly interpreted as indicating the field is for entering and submitting a search query. + Placed on or near another image, a loupe or magnifying glass icon is commonly interpreted as a means to view a magnified version of the image (for instance, acting as a mechanism to zoom into the image, or opening a full-sized image in a new window).

This Success Criterion does not require headings or labels. This Success Criterion requires that if headings or labels are provided, they be descriptive. This Success Criterion also @@ -93,6 +96,9 @@

Examples of Headings and Labels

A form asking for the name of the user
A form asks for the name of the user. It consists of two input fields to ask for the first and last name. The first field is labeled First name, the second is labeled Last name.
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A search field labeled by a magnifying glass icon
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A search text input is followed by a button containing a magnifying glass icon that activates the search function. + The icon has the string "search" as programmatically determinable label.