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legend element

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Defines a caption for a fieldset.
The legend tag is used to insert a title to the outline of the fieldSet element. You can only use this element within a fieldSet tag.
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This element requires a closing tag.
JavaScript page for this element: legend.

Possible members:

Attributes
Events
Styles
Pseudos
accessKey
Sets an access key to an element.
align
Sets the alignment of a caption and legend element relative to a table or fieldSet element.
class
Sets the style class or classes that belong to the element.
contentEditable
3
Sets whether the contents of the object are editable.
dataFld
Specifies which field of a given data source should be bound to the specified object.
dataFormatAs
Specifies how data is to be rendered.
dataSrc
Sets the identifier of the data source that is bound to the element.
dir
Sets the text direction as related to the lang attribute.
DISABLED
Sets the state of an object for user interaction.
draggable
3.55
Sets whether an element is draggable.
HIDEFOCUS
Specifies whether a dotted rectangle (focus rectangle) is drawn around an object while it has focus.
id
Sets a unique identifier for the object.
lang
Specifies the language of the element.
language
Sets the scripting language for the current element. Use it only for the script element.
name
Sets the name of an element.
spellcheck
Sets whether the automatic spellchecker is enabled.
style
Sets an inline style associated with an element.
tabIndex
Specifies the tabbing order for keyboard navigation using the TAB key.
title
Specifies a tooltip for an element.
unSelectable
Sets whether the selection process can start in an element's content.
xml:lang
Sets the language code of the XML document.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the legend element:
<fieldset>
    <legend>Personal Information</legend>
    <form>
        <label for="username">name:</label>
        <input type="text" id="username" size="25" />
        <br /><br />
        <label for="password">password:</label>
        <input type="text" id="password" size="25" />
    </form>
</fieldset>
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