<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>.

In customizable <select> elements, the <legend> element is allowed as a child of <optgroup>, to provide a label that is easy to target and style. This replaces any text set in the <optgroup> element's label attribute, and it has the same semantics.

Try it

<fieldset>
  <legend>Choose your favorite monster</legend>

  <input type="radio" id="kraken" name="monster" value="K" />
  <label for="kraken">Kraken</label><br />

  <input type="radio" id="sasquatch" name="monster" value="S" />
  <label for="sasquatch">Sasquatch</label><br />

  <input type="radio" id="mothman" name="monster" value="M" />
  <label for="mothman">Mothman</label>
</fieldset>

legend {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 3px 6px;
}

input {
  margin: 0.4rem;
}

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. In customizable select elements, a `<legend>` element is permitted as a child of `<optgroup>` .
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No `role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLLegendElement`

Specifications

Specification
HTML # the-legend-element

Browser compatibility