<legend>: The Field Set Legend element

The <legend> HTML element represents a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>.

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Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples

See <form> for examples on <legend>.

Technical summary

Content categories None.
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

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# the-legend-element

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0
align 1 12 1 6 ≤12.1 ≤4 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 ≤3.2 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/legend