HTML legend Tag

by Online Tutorials Library July 14, 2014

HTML <legend> tag

HTML <legend> tag is used to insert a title or caption to its parent element such as <fieldset>. The <legend> element must be the first child of <fieldset > element.

By using <legend> tag with <form> elements, it is easy to understand the purpose of grouped form elements.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <legend> tag

Display	block
Start tag/End tag	Both Start and End tag
Usage	textual

Example

  <!DOCTYPE html>  <html>  <head>  <title>Legend Tag</title>  </head>  <body>   <h1>Example of Legend Tag</h1>   <form>                <fieldset>  <legend>Employee basic information:</legend>  <label>First Name</label><br>  <input type=”text” name=”fname”><br>  <label>Last Name</label><br>  <input type=”text” name=”lname”><br>  <label>Enter Email</label><br>  <input type=”email” name=”email”><br><br>  <input type=”Submit”><br>                  </fieldset>  </form>  </body>  </html>  

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Output:

HTML legend tag

Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
align	top bottom left right	It specifies the alignment of the caption. (Not Supported in HTML5)

Global attribute:

The <legend > tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute:

The <legend> tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<legend>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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