Legend

Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B2|M|N6B1|O7]
What is it?
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End Tag:
   Required
Standards Details:
HTML: In all 4.x DTDs
XHTML: In all 1.0 and 1.1 DTDs
XHTML Modules:
Forms
CSS 'display' Type:
"inline"
CSS Mapping:
NA
Default Rendering:
A caption embedded in the FIELDSET bounding box. Horizontal alignment of the caption depends on the ALIGN attribute
Official Docs:
HTML 4.x, XHTML 1.1

What is it?
The LEGEND element assigns a caption to a FIELDSET grouping of form elements. Using a LEGEND is most useful when pages are rendered using non-visual formats. The ALIGN attribute of this element will allow horizontal and vertical alignment of LEGEND content with respect to the FIELDSET in visual browsers.

Note: Use of the LEGEND element is optional within a FIELDSET, and if used, must immediately follow the opening FIELDSET tag. If the LEGEND element uses the ACCESSKEY attribute, the form control within the parent FIELDSET with the lowest tabbing order receives the focus.

Common Attributes
%Core%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B2|M|N6B1|O4]
%Accessibility%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B2|M|N6|O5]
%Events%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B2|M|N6B1|O4]
%Language%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
%Editing%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5.5|M|N|O]

Specific Attributes
Accesskey
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using a keyboard character. This is a common GUI paradigm also known as a "keyboard shortcut" or "keyboard accelerator" A single character is used as the value of this attribute. In addition, a platform-dependent key is usually used in combination with the ACCESSKEY character to access the functionality of the active field.
Values: CDATA. [A single, case-insensitive character from a browser's character set.]
Align
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B2|M|N6B1|O]
Standards Details: Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0; Dropped from XHTML 1.1 (use CSS instead)
Required? No
Description:
Specifies the text alignment relative to the FIELDSET.
Values:
Top | Bottom | Left | Right - Basic alignment values indicated in HTML 4.0
Center - Extra Internet Explorer 4.0 value for horizontal alignment of content at the top of the LEGEND
Example
<fieldset>
<legend accesskey="G" tabindex="1">Gender</legend>
    <label accesskey="M"><input type="radio" name="Gender" value="Male" />Male</label> <br />
    <label accesskey="F"><input type="radio" name="Gender" value="Female" />Female</label>
</fieldset>
Parent Model
<fieldset>
Content Model
%In-line Content%
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