HTML fieldset Tag

Example

Group related elements in a form:

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

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Browser Support

Element
<fieldset>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Tips and Notes

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

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML5 has added new attributes for <fieldset>.

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Attributes

= New in HTML5.

Attribute	Value	Description
disabled	disabled	Specifies that a group of related form elements should be disabled
form	form_id	Specifies one or more forms the fieldset belongs to
name	text	Specifies a name for the fieldset

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Global Attributes

The <fieldset> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

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Event Attributes

The <fieldset> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Fieldset Object

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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);}