The <legend> HTML element represents a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>.
<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.
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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
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # the-legend-element |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | ||
legend |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | |
align |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | ≤3.2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/legend