#4673·tabulator

Accessible labels for column header filter text boxes

Author: lordofthemoonCreated Jan 30, 2025Updated Sep 15, 2026
LabelsSuggested Feature

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

UK public sector requires websites and applications to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA or greater. Section 2.4.6 of the WCAG spec discusses headings and labels. MDN says that this can be met by ensuring that all form elements are labelled.

When column header filters exist for a Tabulator table, there is no label for the text boxes.

Describe the solution you'd like

Use the title of the column as the label for the header filter text box. The <input> elements would need IDs that the title <label>s can reference

Describe alternatives you've considered

None

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WCAG guidelines: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#headings-and-labels https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/Understanding_WCAG/Text_labels_and_names#form_elements_must_be_labeled

Source: tabulator-tables/tabulator