The legend tag is used to define the title for the child contents. The legend elements are the parent element. This tag is used to define the caption for the <fieldset> element.
Syntax
<legend> Text </legend>
Attribute :
- align: It sets the alignment of the legend element.
Example 1:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<strong>HTML Legend Tag</strong>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>STUDENT::</legend>
<label>Name:</label>
<input type="text">
<br><br>
<label>Email:</label>
<input type="text">
<br><br>
<label>Date of birth:</label>
<input type="text">
<br><br>
<label>Address:</label>
<input type="text">
<br><br>
<label>Enroll No:</label>
<input type="text">
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Styling the legend tag using CSS properties.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
form{
width: 50%;
}
legend {
display: block;
padding-left: 10px;
padding-right: 10px;
border: 3px solid green;
background-color:tomato;
color:white;;
}
label {
display: inline-block;
float: left;
clear: left;
width: 90px;
margin:5px;
text-align: left;
}
input[type="text"] {
width:250px;
margin:5px 0px;
}
.gfg {
font-size:40px;
color:green;
font-weight:bold;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class = "gfg">GeeksforGeeks</div>
<h2>HTML Legend Tag</h2>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>STUDENT:</legend>
<label>Name:</label>
<input type="text">
<br>
<label>Email:</label>
<input type="text">
<br>
<label>Date of birth:</label>
<input type="text">
<br>
<label>Address:</label>
<input type="text">
<br>
<label>Enroll No:</label>
<input type="text">
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer 6 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Opera 12.1 and above
- Safari 3 and above