HTML <legend> Tag
Example
Group related elements in a form:
<form action="/action_page.php">
<fieldset>
<legend>Personalia:</legend>
<label for="fname">First
name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input
type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<label
for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email"
id="email" name="email"><br><br>
<label
for="birthday">Birthday:</label>
<input type="date"
id="birthday" name="birthday"><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The <legend> tag defines a caption for the <fieldset> element.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <legend> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Global Attributes
The <legend> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <legend> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Let the fieldset caption float to the right (with CSS):
<form action="/action_page.php">
<fieldset>
<legend style="float:right">Personalia:</legend>
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input
type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label
for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text"
id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<label
for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email"
id="email" name="email"><br><br>
<label
for="birthday">Birthday:</label>
<input type="date"
id="birthday" name="birthday"><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
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Example
Use CSS to style <fieldset> and <legend>:
<html>
<head>
<style>
fieldset {
background-color: #eeeeee;
}
legend {
background-color: gray;
color: white;
padding: 5px 10px;
}
input {
margin: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/action_page.php">
<fieldset>
<legend>Personalia:</legend>
<label for="fname">First
name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input
type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<label
for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email"
id="email" name="email"><br><br>
<label
for="birthday">Birthday:</label>
<input type="date"
id="birthday" name="birthday"><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Legend Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <legend> element with the following default values:
Example
legend {
display: block;
padding-left: 2px;
padding-right: 2px;
border: none;
}
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