Group Required Field Bulletin For Free

Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form.

Best Practice 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.

The required attribute is a boolean attribute. When present, it specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting the form. Note: The required attribute works with the following input types: text, search, url, tel, email, password, date pickers, number, checkbox, radio, and file.

In this example an asterisk(*) is used to indicate that a form field is required to be filled out.

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.

The required attribute in HTML is used to specify that the element should be filled before the form is submitted. If the field is not filled and the submit button is clicked, an error generates, which fails form submission. The error will be ?Please fill out this field?.

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.