7 Taking Care of the Details
Put labels where users will see them
Eye-tracking shows that users focus narrowly on the fields and labels
Users see labels above and to the left of fields
Users look at labels for fields only if they think they are relevant
Putting the labels above the fields works sometimes
If all your fields need slot-in answers, right-aligned labels can work well
If all your fields need other types of answers, right-aligned labels are problematic
If your form asks for personal data, left-align the labels
If in doubt, left-align the labels
Special consideration: labels for translation
Make sure that each label is closely associated with its field
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