<legend>: The Field Set Legend element
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
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
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| Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
| Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
| DOM interface | HTMLLegendElement |
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # the-legend-element |
Browser compatibility
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