Web/API/HTMLTextAreaElement/labels

The HTMLTextAreaElement.labels read-only property returns a NodeList of the <label> elements associated with the <textarea> element.

Syntax

var labelElements = textArea.labels;

Return value

A NodeList containing the <label> elements associated with the <textArea> element.

Example

HTML

<label id="label1" for="test">Label 1</label>
<textArea id="test">Some text</textArea>
<label id="label2" for="test">Label 2</label>

JavaScript

window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
  const textArea = document.getElementById("test");
  for(var i = 0; i < textArea.labels.length; i++) {
    console.log(textArea.labels[i].textContent); // "Label 1" and "Label 2"
  }
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'labels' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change
HTML5The definition of 'labels' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
labels	Chrome Full support 14	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 56	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 56	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

HTMLTextAreaElement.labels by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.