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HTMLSelectElement: labels property

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

Value

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

Examples

HTML

html

<label id="label1" for="test">Label 1</label>
<select id="test">
  <option value="1">Option 1</option>
  <option value="2">Option 2</option>
</select>
<label id="label2" for="test">Label 2</label>

JavaScript

js

window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
  const select = document.getElementById("test");
  for (const label of select.labels) {
    console.log(label.textContent); // "Label 1" and "Label 2"
  }
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
labels 6 18 56 No ≤12.1 5.1 3 18 56 ≤12.1 5 1.0

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