1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose

When a form asks for a name, email address, phone number, or other personal information, the purpose of that field must be identifiable by browsers and assistive technologies. This allows autofill to work correctly and enables tools that show icons or familiar labels alongside fields.

This particularly helps people with cognitive disabilities who may find it much easier to recognise a familiar icon next to a field than to read and interpret a label.

Use the HTML autocomplete attribute with the correct values for the type of information being collected. For example: autocomplete="name", autocomplete="email", autocomplete="tel", autocomplete="street-address".

The full list of valid autocomplete values is defined in the HTML specification. Use the value that matches the purpose of the field most precisely.

Do not disable autofill on personal information fields. Some sites do this to prevent password managers from working, but it breaks this criterion and harms accessibility.

• Name field with no autocomplete attribute
• Email field with autocomplete="off"
• Address form where no fields have autocomplete values set

This criterion only applies to fields that collect information about the user themselves, such as their own name, address, or payment details. It does not apply to fields where a user enters information about someone else, such as a recipient name on a gift order.