---
title: "Input button has no accessible name (a11y/input-button-name)"
description: "a11y/input-button-name: <input type=button|submit|reset> without a value or label is announced as an unnamed button, so its action is unknown."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/input-button-name
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# Input button has no accessible name

`a11y/input-button-name` · severity **error** · category Accessibility · detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

<input type=button|submit|reset> without a value or label is announced as an unnamed button, so its action is unknown.

## How to fix it

Give the input a meaningful value attribute (its visible text) or an aria-label.

## Example

```
<input type="submit" value="Subscribe">
```

## References

- https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.13/input-button-name

## More accessibility rules

`void a11y` reports 48 rules in this category. WCAG 2.2 AA through axe-core, plus checks axe can't do alone: visible keyboard focus, 24/44px target size on mobile, 320px reflow and disabled zoom.

- `button-name` Button has no accessible name — [a11y/button-name](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/button-name)
- `link-name` Link has no accessible name — [a11y/link-name](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/link-name)
- `label` Form field has no label — [a11y/label](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/label)
- `select-name` Select element has no accessible name — [a11y/select-name](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/select-name)
- `input-image-alt` Image button has no alt text — [a11y/input-image-alt](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/input-image-alt)
- `html-has-lang` <html> has no lang attribute — [a11y/html-has-lang](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/html-has-lang)
- `html-lang-valid` <html lang> is not a valid language tag — [a11y/html-lang-valid](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/html-lang-valid)
- `document-title` Page has no <title> — [a11y/document-title](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/document-title)

Detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules a11y/input-button-name`
