标签元素是否必须与表单相关联？

Question

From the documentation of a label element :

Attributes

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for . The id of a labelable form-related element in the same document as the <label> element.

Ugh. Must this be the id of an element related to a form ?

Why am I asking. Well I have a select element that is not associated with any form . Value of this select does not have to be sent to the server and even when it will, it seems cumbersome for me to do this by submitting a form . Is this incorrect? Yet I would like to somehow describe what this select does, so I want a label , but there is no form , so am I allowed to place a label ?

_{Longer story, if you wish to know: Web game, players can build teams and enter battles with these teams. Ultimately I want something more sophisticated, but for the sake of prototyping I now have a select element whose option s are simply teams' names. So when the player chooses a team, it is simply set as the currently active team. Now they can enter the teambuilder to view it or queue in the matchmaker. If they modify the team and save it, then it will be sent to the server; and if they queue to battle the team will also be sent to server; but in both cases additional data sent alongside the team's ID will differ significantly, so I don't see how can I make this select a part of a form that may be later submitted to the server.}

Or do I need a form element, even if its only purpose will be to wrap a single select inside a single label ?

Answer 1

That description does not imply that a label must be associated with a form-related element that is a descendant of a form via its for attribute. It's saying that it must be associated with an element that is typically used in forms. Most, though not all, of these elements are also known as form controls . Neither the label nor its associated control is required to be a descendant of a form , let alone one that is to be submitted.