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Don’t put labels inside text boxes

Caroline Jarrett 17 October 2025 15 March 2013
Don’t put labels inside text boxes

Back in 2010, I wrote: Don’t Put Hints Inside Text Boxes in Web Forms. That was unusual for me because I came straight out and said, “Don’t.” Not “it depends”— just “don’t.” And it generated a lot of discussion—none ofContinue reading… Don’t put labels inside text boxes

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