Question 1

What is a label component?

Accepted Answer

A label is the caption of a form control. Tied to the control, it names it for screen readers and makes the caption clickable. It's shadcn.io's Label component, built on Base UI, React Aria, Ark UI and Radix UI for React, and on Ark UI for Vue, Svelte and Solid, and styled with Tailwind CSS. Each example is one small file.

Question 2

Are these label examples free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every label example is free to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution required. Seeing the code and installing an example takes a free shadcn.io account.

Question 3

Why use Label instead of a plain label element?

Accepted Answer

It's the same element with the shared style: size, weight, a row layout for markers and badges, and the dimmed treatment when its control is disabled. On React Aria it also plugs into React Aria's label context.

Question 4

Can a placeholder replace a label?

Accepted Answer

No. A placeholder disappears as soon as people type, and isn't a reliable name for assistive tech. Keep a visible label and use the placeholder for an example of the format.

Question 5

How do I tie a label to its control?

Accepted Answer

Give the control an id and set the label's htmlFor to it, or wrap the control in the label. Inside a Field, use FieldLabel, which does it for you on Ark UI, Vue, Svelte and Solid.

Question 6

How do I mark a field required or optional?

Accepted Answer

Add a span after the text: an asterisk in text-destructive for required, or (optional) in text-muted-foreground for optional. The marker is visual: set required on the control itself.

Question 7

How do I add help to a label?

Accepted Answer

Put a short sentence under it, or an icon button beside it that opens a Tooltip for a longer note. Keep anything people must read visible, since touch screens don't hover.

Question 8

How do I install a label example?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with a free account, then copy the code or run the install command on the example's page. It adds the example and Label, plus Badge or Tooltip when the example uses them, if you don't have them yet.

Question 9

How do I restyle a label?

Accepted Answer

Pass classes: font-semibold text-base for a section heading, text-destructive for an error, a muted span for secondary text. Edit the Label component itself only to change every label in your app.

Question 10

When should I use Field instead of Label?

Accepted Answer

When the control also needs a description, an error or a consistent stacked layout. Field's FieldLabel is the label in that case.

Question 11

What do the label examples depend on?

Accepted Answer

The Label component and Tailwind CSS. One example adds Badge, and one adds Button and Tooltip with a Lucide icon.

Question 12

Are label examples accessible?

Accepted Answer

A label tied to its control is announced as the control's name. Text inside the label, such as (optional), is part of that name. Markers that are purely visual, like an asterisk, should be backed by required on the control.

Question 13

Can I use these examples with React Server Components?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Label holds no state, so these examples render as Server Components; the tooltip example only needs the Tooltip's own client code. On Vue, Svelte and Solid they're regular components.

Question 14

Which Tailwind CSS version do these examples need?

Accepted Answer

Tailwind CSS v4, the version shadcn.io's components use.

Label Examples

Error Label

Label with Badge

Label with Character Count

Label with Description

Label with Optional Indicator

Label with Tooltip

Required Label

Section Label

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Textarea

Field

Form

Input

Input Group

Input OTP

Menubar

Navigation Menu

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Individual

Team

Organization

Individual

Team

Organization

Frequently asked questions

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