<fieldset>

HTML <fieldset> Tag

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> 
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title> 
</head>
<body>

<form>
 <fieldset>
  <legend>Personalia:</legend>
  Name: <input type="text"><br>
  Email: <input type="text"><br>
  Date of birth: <input type="text">
 </fieldset>
</form>

</body>
</html>

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Browser support

All major browsers support< fieldset> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

<fieldset> Tags can group related elements within a form. The

<fieldset> tag draws a border around the related form element.

Tips and Notes

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

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML5 adds some new attributes of <fieldset>: disabled, form, name, these attributes are not supported in HTML 4.01 .

Attribute

New: New attribute in HTML5.

Properties	Value	Description
disabledNew	disabled	Specifies that related form elements in this group should be disabled.
formNew	form_id	Specifies one or more forms to which the fieldset belongs.
nameNew	text	Specifies the name of the fieldset.

Global attributes

The<fieldset> tag supports global attributes of HTML.

Event attributes

<fieldset> tag supports HTML event attributes.