Label

An accessible label component for Base UI form controls.

Usage guidelines

Use when standalone: Label is a lightweight version of Field.Label that does not include Field validation state attributes. Use Field.Label when the control is wrapped in Field.Root.
Use non-native labeling for trigger controls: For controls like <Select.Trigger> and <Combobox.Trigger>, set nativeLabel={false} and render={<div />} so clicks focus the trigger without inheriting native <label> behavior.

Anatomy

Import the component and use it as a single part:

Anatomy

import { Label } from '@base-ui/react/label';

<Label>Label</Label>

For <Checkbox.Root>, <Switch.Root>, and <Radio.Root>, prefer wrapping the control with Label instead of using a sibling label. Wrapping avoids tracking IDs manually and keeps CSS gaps between the control and text clickable.

Recommended wrapping pattern

<Label>
  <Checkbox.Root />
  Enable notifications
</Label>

Sibling htmlFor/id labeling is supported as a fallback. For non-nativeButton controls, aria-labelledby is attached after hydration. If you need sibling labeling behavior during SSR, use nativeButton with render={<button />} on the control.

SSR-first sibling fallback pattern

const id = React.useId();

<Label htmlFor={id}>Enable notifications</Label>
<Checkbox.Root id={id} nativeButton render={<button />} />

Label also prevents accidental text selection from double clicks on the label.

Examples

Labeling a checkbox

Using Label with Checkbox

<Label>
  <Checkbox.Root />
  Enable notifications
</Label>

Labeling a select trigger

Using Label with Select.Trigger

<Select.Root>
  <Label nativeLabel={false} render={<div />}>
    Theme
    <Select.Trigger>{/* ... */}</Select.Trigger>
  </Label>
  <Select.Portal>{/* ... */}</Select.Portal>
</Select.Root>

API reference

nativeLabelbooleantrue

Name: nativeLabel
Description: Whether the component renders a native <label> element when replacing it via the render prop. Set to false if the rendered element is not a label (e.g. <div>).

This is useful to avoid inheriting label behaviors on <button> controls (such as <Select.Trigger> and <Combobox.Trigger>), including avoiding :hover on the button when hovering the label, and preventing clicks on the label from firing on the button.
Type: boolean | undefined
Default: true

classNamestring | function—

Name: className
Description: CSS class applied to the element, or a function that returns a class based on the component’s state.
Type: | string | ((state: Label.State) => string | undefined)

styleReact.CSSProperties | function—

Name: style
Type: | React.CSSProperties | ((state: Label.State) => CSSProperties | undefined) | undefined

renderReactElement | function—

Name: render
Description: Allows you to replace the component’s HTML element with a different tag, or compose it with another component.

Accepts a ReactElement or a function that returns the element to render.
Type: | ReactElement | ((props: HTMLProps, state: Label.State) => ReactElement)

Label

Usage guidelines

Anatomy

Labeling patterns

Examples

Labeling a checkbox

Labeling a select trigger

API reference