The HTMLLegendElement is an interface allowing to access properties of the <legend> elements. It inherits properties and methods from the HTMLElement interface.
Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLLegendElement.formRead only- Is a
HTMLFormElementrepresenting the form that this legend belongs to. If the legend has a fieldset element as its parent, then this attribute returns the same value as the form attribute on the parent fieldset element. Otherwise, it returns null. HTMLLegendElement.accessKey- Is a
DOMStringrepresenting a single-character access key to give access to the element. HTMLLegendElement.align- Is a
DOMStringrepresenting the alignment relative to the form set
Methods
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | The property accessKey is now defined on HTMLElement.The following property is now obsolete: align. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<legend>