HTML5: legend – title or explanatory caption

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

legend – title or explanatory caption # T

The legend element represents a title or explanatory caption for the rest of the contents of the legend element’s parent element.

Content model #

legend = (normal-character-data & common.elem.phrasing *) & legend.attrs

Attribute model #

legend.attrs = common.attrs & common.attrs.aria.implicit.region ?

Element-specific attributes #

Tag omission #

A legend element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

figure = (legend , (normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *)) | ((normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *), legend ?)
fieldset = legend ?, (normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *)
details = legend , (normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *)

Typical default display properties #

legend {

display: block;

padding-left: 2px;

padding-right: 2px;

border: none; }