HTML fieldset Tag

by Online Tutorials Library July 14, 2022

HTML <fieldset> tag

HTML <fieldset> tag is used to group the logically related fields/labels contained within an HTML form.

The use of this tag is optional while creating an HTML form but using <filedset>, it is easy to understand the purpose of grouped elements of form.

The <legend> tag is used with the <fieldset> element as a first child to define the caption for the grouped related fields.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <fieldset> tag

Display	Block
Start tag/End tag	Both Start and End tag
Usage	Structural (Within HTML Form)

Example 1

  <!DOCTYPE html>  <html>  <head>  <title>fieldset Tag</title>  <style>  p{     color: #db7093;     margin-left: 440px;     font-size: 40px;     font-weight: bold;  }  form{               color: white;  width: 600px;               height: 300px;  margin: auto;  margin-top: 30px;}  div{  background-color: #28455e;  }                    .tx{  margin-left: 20px;  }  </style>  </head>  <body>   <h1>Example of fieldset Tag</h1>   <p>User Feedback Form</p>   <div>   <form class=”wd”>   <fieldset class=”wd”>  <legend>User basic information:</legend>  <label>First Name</label><br>  <input type=”text” name=”fname”><br>  <label>Last Name</label><br>  <input type=”text” name=”lname”><br>  <label>Enter Email</label><br>  <input type=”email” name=”email”><br><br>       </fieldset><br>  <label class=”tx”>Enter your feedback:</label><br>  <textarea class=”tx” cols=”30″></textarea><br><br>   <input  class=”tx” type=”Submit”><br>    </form>   </div>  </body>  </html>  

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Attribute

= New in HTML5.

Tag-specific attribute

Attribute	Value	Description
disabled	disabled	It specifies that all form controls within the fieldset element are disabled.
form	form_id	It specifies the one or more form(s) to which fieldset controls belongs.
name	text	It specifies the name associated with fieldset. It will not display at the browser and useful with JS.

Global attribute

HTML < fieldset > tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute

HTML < fieldset > tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<fieldset>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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