Html.Label gives you a label for an input whose name matches the specified input text (more specifically, for the model property matching the string expression):
// Model
public string Test { get; set; }
// View
@Html.Label("Test")
// Output
<label for="Test">Test</label>
Html.LabelFor gives you a label for the property represented by the provided expression (typically a model property):
// Model
public class MyModel
{
[DisplayName("A property")]
public string Test { get; set; }
}
// View
@model MyModel
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Test)
// Output
<label for="Test">A property</label>
Html.LabelForModel is a bit trickier. It returns a label whose for value is that of the parameter represented by the model object. This is useful, in particular, for custom editor templates. For example:
// Model
public class MyModel
{
[DisplayName("A property")]
public string Test { get; set; }
}
// Main view
@Html.EditorFor(m => m.Test)
// Inside editor template
@Html.LabelForModel()
// Output
<label for="Test">A property</label>