SC-2.4.6: Generic form field label

Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAAutomatable: partial

Summary: A field uses the vague label "Enter value".

Why it fails: Users cannot predict what to type because the label does not describe the field purpose.

Failure technique

Synthetic specimen — no W3C failure technique.

Understanding

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/headings-and-labels

Quickref

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#headings-and-labels

Intentional failure — audit this region

SC-2.4.6

Info

<h2>Info</h2>
<form>
  <label for="sc246-field">Data</label>
  <input type="text" id="sc246-field" name="data">
  <button type="submit">OK</button>
</form>

Expected audit result

2.4.6: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.6.

Manual check: Confirm the visible label does not describe the information being requested.