This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2018.
The read-only HTMLLabelElement.control property returns a reference to the control (in the form of an object of type HTMLElement or one of its derivatives) with which the <label> element is associated, or null if the label isn't associated with a control.
An HTMLElement derived object representing the control with which the <label> is associated, or null if the label stands alone.
Note: If this property has a value and HTMLLabelElement.htmlFor has a value, the HTMLLabelElement.htmlFor property must refer to the same control.
| Specification |
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| HTML> # dom-label-control-dev> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
control |
6 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 5.1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLLabelElement/control