TAG:  legend
<legend> ... </legend>
Available in versions: 4.0
Browser compatibility: Explorer 4, 5  Netscape 6
 
The <legend> tag is used to create a caption for the form elements associated with a fieldset group. Therefore, this tag can only be used inside the fieldset element. The browser is supposed to render the legend caption in a special manner to accentuate the appearance.
 
This tag is one of three tags implemented in 4.0 that help set the appearance of a form. The other two are fieldset and label.
 
However, these three tags are poorly implemented by most browsers.
 
The closing tag is mandatory.
 
Core Attributes
 
class    dir    id    lang    onclick    ondblclick    onkeydown    onkeypress    onkeyup    onmousedown    onmousemove    onmouseout    onmouseover    onmouseup    style    title
 
Attributes
 
accesskey
The accesskey attribute allows you to designate a key on the keyboard that when pressed, along with the alt or meta key, will bring focus to the form element associated with the legend.
 
align    deprecated 4.0
The align attribute is used to place the legend in the fieldset. The permitted values are bottom, left, right, and top. This attribute is deprecated effective with version 4.0. You are now to use style sheets.
 
Code:
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>Please Enter Your Name</legend>
<label for="firstname">First Name</label><input type="text" id="firstname">
<br>
<label for="lastname">Last Name</label><input type="text" id="lastname">
</fieldset>
</form>
 
Output:
Please Enter Your Name


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