legend
Summary
The legend element represents a title or explanatory caption for the contents of its parent fieldset element.
Overview Table
The legend element represents a caption for the the contents of the legend element’s parent fieldset element, if any.
Examples
Simple form with fieldset, legend, and label elements.
<form action="" method="post">
<fieldset>
<legend>User credentials</legend>
<label for="username">Username</label>
<input type="text" name="username" id="username">
<label for="password">Password</label>
<input type="password" name="password" id="password">
</fieldset>
</form>
Usage
Generally, the legend element can be used in combination with a fieldset element when a group of form elements needs a caption. Pretty similar to a headline element but the legend element is the most semantic element in that case.
Notes
The first legend element in a fieldset is used as the caption of the fieldset. Additional legend elements are ignored.
The legend element will be placed within the border of the fieldset element if you are using a fieldset and leaving the default browser styles untouched. The position will change as soon as you set border: none; to your fieldset.
The »problem« with the fieldset and legend elements is that they don’t behave like normal block/inline elements. A general workaround with any styling and position issues (especially in old IEs) is to wrap your legends content with another element.
<fieldset>
<legend>Legend link</legend>
</fieldset>
Related specifications
See also
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