The HTML <fieldset> tag

Definition and Usage

<fieldset> The tag is used to group related elements in a form.

<fieldset> The tag draws a box around the related elements.

<legend> The tag defines a title for the fieldset element.

See also:

HTML DOM Reference Manual:Fieldset Object

Example

Example 1

Group related elements in the form:

<form action="/action_page.php">
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Personal Information:</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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Example 2

Use CSS to set the styles of <fieldset> and <legend>:

<html>
<head>
<style>
fieldset {
  background-color: #eeeeee;
}
legend {
  background-color: gray;
  color: white;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}
input {
  margin: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/action_page.php">
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Personal Information:</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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Tips and comments

Tip:The <legend> tag is used to define the title for the <fieldset> element.

Attribute

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 the name of the fieldset.

Global attributes

<fieldset> The tag also supports Global attributes in HTML.

Event attributes

<fieldset> The tag also supports Event attributes in HTML.

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the following default values <fieldset> Element:

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);
}

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