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Only highlight optional fields Well designed forms usually avoid optional fields (one way is with branching questions). This means optional fields should be rare. Given the point of highlighting is to draw attention to what's different, it's better to mark optional fields. To do that add ?(optional)? to the label.

You can use either asterisks or visual indicators to mark the required fields. As a UX Designer, I always recommend marking all required form fields as required, unless there is a specific reason not to.

Use asterisks to indicate required fields? Another common approach seen in forms is to mark the mandatory fields with an asterisk and not mark the optional fields. While an asterisk to the left of the label makes it easy to see, it assumes a user understands what this means.

Use ::after to create a pseudo-element containing an asterisk * to mark one or more input fields as required with an asterisk in HTML and CSS. ::after can be used to add an asterisk * after the label text of each input to indicate that the field is required.

Add (optional) at the end of the label The best way to indicate optional is to add the word in parenthesis after the label. It's easy to read and visually connected to the label that it is referring to.

The :optional selector selects form elements which are optional. Form elements with no required attribute are defined as optional. Note: The :optional selector only applies to the form elements: input, select and textarea.

How to indicate a required field Provide the required text in the label. Provide a graphic * image in the label with appropriate alt text. Providing a star (asterisk) symbol. Use of color to identify if a form control is required. Providing HTML5 and ARIA required attributes.

Optional fields are not required to save the credit as complete and have no impact on scoring. They are included to give participants the opportunity to provide additional context.

When you make a field required, people must enter an answer to the field in order to submit their entry. When someone tries to submit an entry without filling out a required field, we highlight the problematic fields and display an error message to let them know the field is required.

Required fields should be indicated with either a symbol or text, not just color. When providing an indicator for a required field, it should be placed right before the form field. This allows a screen reader to read the indicator to a screen reader user right before the user activates the field.