HTML <fieldset> Tag
Example
Group related elements in a form:
<form action="/action_page.html">
<fieldset>
<legend>Personalia:</legend>
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email" id="email" name="email"><br><br>
<label for="birthday">Birthday:</label>
<input type="date" id="birthday" name="birthday"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The <fieldset> tag is used to group related elements in a form.
The <fieldset> tag draws a box around the related elements.
Tips and Notes
Tip: The <legend> tag is used to define a caption for the <fieldset> element.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <fieldset> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| disabled | disabled | Specifies that a group of related form elements should be disabled |
| form | form_id | Specifies which form the fieldset belongs to |
| name | text | Specifies a name for the fieldset |
Global Attributes
The <fieldset> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <fieldset> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Use CSS to style <fieldset> and <legend>:
<html>
<head>
<style>
fieldset {
background-color: #eee;
}
legend {
background-color: gray;
color: white;
padding: 5px 10px;
}
input {
margin: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/action_page.html">
<fieldset>
<legend>Personalia:</legend>
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email" id="email" name="email"><br><br>
<label for="birthday">Birthday:</label>
<input type="date" id="birthday" name="birthday"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Fieldset Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <fieldset> element with the following default values:
fieldset {
display: block;
margin-left: 2px;
margin-right: 2px;
padding-top: 0.35em;
padding-bottom: 0.625em;
padding-left: 0.75em;
padding-right: 0.75em;
border: 2px groove (internal value);
}
