basecoat/docs/components/label.njk

---
layout: layouts/component.njk
title: Label
description: Renders an accessible label associated with controls.
toc:
  - label: Usage
    id: usage
---

{% from "macros/code_preview.njk" import code_preview %}
{% from "macros/code_block.njk" import code_block %}

{% set code %}<label class="label gap-3">
  <input type="checkbox" class="input">
  Accept terms and conditions
</label>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("label", code) }}

<h2 id="usage">Usage</h2>

<section class="prose my-6">
  <p>Simply add the <code>label</code> class to your <code>&lt;label&gt;</code> element or have a parent with the <code>form</code> class (<a href="/components/form">read more about form</a>). Labels will be styled accordingly if a peer or child element is disabled.</p>
</section>

{% set code %}<label class="label" for="email">Your email address</label>{% endset %}
{{ code_block(code) }}