HTML for Attribute

Example

<form action="action.php">
	<input type="radio" id="html" name="language" value="HTML">
	<label for="html">HTML</label><br>
	<input type="radio" id="css" name="language" value="CSS">
	<label for="css">CSS</label><br>
	<input type="radio" id="javascript" name="language" value="JavaScript">
	<label for="javascript">JavaScript</label><br><br>
	<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Meaning

The for attribute specifies the id for the form control element the label references and it should be set to the id value(s) of the elements that target <output> element.

The for attribute allows more than one label to be associated with the same control by creating multiple references.

Standard Syntax

<element for="elementId">

Browser Support

Status

Applies to:

The for attribute can be used on the following element:

Element	Attribute
<label>	for
<output>	for

Attribute Values

Value	Description
elementId	The id of the element associated with <label> element

More Examples

Example

<form oninput="result.value=parseInt(a.value)+parseInt(b.value)">
	<input type="range" id="b" name="b" value="50" /> +
	<input type="number" id="a" name="a" value="10" /> =
	<output name="result" for="a b">50</output>
</form>

❮ HTML Attributes