The HTML <legend> element represents a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>.
| Content categories | None. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | A <fieldset> whose first child is this <legend> element |
| Permitted ARIA roles | None |
| DOM interface | HTMLLegendElement |
This element only includes the global attributes.
See <form> for examples on <legend>.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<legend>' in that specification. | Living Standard | Definition of the legend element |
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard | Living Standard | Suggested default rendering of the fieldset and legend elements |
| HTML5 The definition of '<legend>' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<legend>' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
<form>, <option>, <label>, <button>, <select>, <datalist>, <optgroup>, <fieldset>, <textarea>, <keygen>, <input>, <output>, <progress> and <meter>.
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