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UX_FORM_002● MediumUX

Form fields are unlabelled

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01The problem

Inputs on the conversion form have no programmatic label, leaving the visitor to infer what belongs in them.

Placeholder-only fields disappear as soon as typing starts, so visitors lose track of what they were filling in and mistakes go uncorrected until submit fails.

02How Leakly detects it

A structural fact counted in the rendered page, or a measurement against a threshold. Confidence ceiling for this detector family: 96%.

03Proof required

  • Elements located in the rendered page, with their position and size.

Without it, the finding is not reported.

04How to fix it

Give every field a visible label.

  1. Add a persistent label above each input rather than relying on the placeholder.
  2. Connect each label to its field so assistive technology reads them together.

Each audit that finds this leak includes the exact element, a suggested change and, for copy, a rewrite you can paste.

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