Difference between Label and Literal in Asp.Net | Label vs. Literal

Label Control Literal Control
Text property By default Text property of Label contains “Label1” By default text property does not contains any text means It’s blank.
Rendering Label control is rendered as span tag. Literal control does not add any HTML elements to the web page.
Formatting Properties You can apply any style property to the Label Control and also support formatting properties. You can not apply any style property to the Literal Control i.e. this control does not support any formatting properties.
Lightweight Label control is less lightweight compare to Literal control. Literal control is more lightweight compare to Label Control.
Mode Property Label control does not have mode property. Literal control have mode property.
In Title Tag Label control can not be used in between title tag. Literal control can be used in between title tag.
Text to be Display Label control enables to display static text on the web page. The Literal control is used most frequently when adding content dynamically to the page.
Class Hierarchy The class hierarchy for Label control is as follows :

Object  > Control > WebControl > Label

 The class hierarchy for Literal control is as follows :

Object  > Control > Literal