The search input on the Bento search results page is using placeholder text as a label.
Placeholder text is not a replacement for a text label form elements or page controls. Visible labels inform someone who can see them about the purpose of an input or control and ensure that a someone using assistive technology like a screen reader has access to the same information. Refer to this W3C research article for more information about the use of placeholder text: "Placeholder Research" - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Placeholder_Research In this instance there is text nearby that could be used to provide a programmatic label. Recommend at a minimum using some of the nearby text to provide a programmatic label for the input. It would be a best practice to provide an explicit text label for the input. Suggest: //notice the placeholder text has been removed. Placeholder text should only be used to provide an example input for an field, which is not appropriate here. "..." Search