# Marking the Label as optional

You can indicate that a form field is optional by setting the [`optional`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/labels/api/labelprops#optional) property of the Label. When set to `true`, the Label automatically renders an additional *(Optional)* text within its contents.

The following example demonstrates the optional Label in action.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/labels/label/optional/func/source.txt)

You can customize the default optional content through custom messages the same way you can provide localization of the messages. You can set custom optional message by providing a value for the `labels.optional` message key in the messages object provided to the `loadMessages` function from the internalization package and wrapping the component in a `Localization.Provider`. For further information and an example refer to [Labels Globalization article](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/labels/globalization).

## Suggested Links

* [Globalization](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/labels/globalization)
* [API Reference of the Label Component](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/labels/api/labelprops)