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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Checkboxes

Barcode George
Barcode George
595 Points
Posted by Barcode George
Barcode George
595 Points

label behind the input

inside label behind the input checkbox is for="" attribute. What this has to be same as id or value?

michael apprich
michael apprich
9,989 Points

the for attribute corresponds to the id of the input

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

The value of the "for" attribute of a label should match the "id" of the corresponding input.

For more details, see this MDN page on the <label> element.