Success Criterion 3.3.2 "Labels or Instructions" is a Level A requirement under the "understandable" principle of WCAG 2.2. EN 301 549 clause 9.3.3.2 maps this criterion for procurement conformance.
Correct: <label for="email">Email</label><input id="email">. Incorrect: a bare placeholder attribute — it disappears on focus and is not an accessible name. Placeholder text is not a label — it fails as soon as the user starts typing.
Engine coverage: manual-only in the current audit tiers — no automated run can certify it.
Last reviewed 2026-11-02 — generated from the engine’s WCAG criterion registry.
Reading up on WCAG 3.3.2? The engine verifies this surface from the perimeter — live on sovereign EU/UK partitions.