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<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

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