The <legend>
HTML element represents a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>
.
<legend>: The Field Set Legend element
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Content categories | None. |
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Permitted content | Phrasing content and headings (h1–h6 elements). |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | A <fieldset> whose first child is this <legend> element |
Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
DOM interface | HTMLLegendElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
See <form>
for examples on <legend>
.
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-legend-element |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
legend |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
align |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
≤4
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
≤3
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/legend