HTML fieldset: Main Tips
- The
<fieldset>
in HTML groups elements inside a <form> element. - The <legend> element adds a caption for the
<fieldset>
element. You need to place it inside the HTML<fieldset>
element.
Use of fieldset
The HTML <fieldset>
tag groups <form>
elements. Normally, a box border is drawn around them.
Example
<form action="login" method="POST">
<fieldset>
<legend>Login Form:</legend>
Username: <input type="text" name="user_name">
Password: <input type="password" name="user_password">
<input type="submit" value="Login">
</fieldset>
</form>
Note: the box border provides some space for captions and creates better visual appearance for the grouped elements.
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Attributes for fieldset
disabled
The disabled
attribute turns off all the elements inside the <fieldset>
element.
Example
<form action="login" method="POST">
<fieldset disabled>
<legend>Login Form:</legend>
Username: <input type="text" name="user_name">
Password: <input type="password" name="user_password">
<input type="submit" value="Login">
</fieldset>
</form>
form
The form
attribute gets the values of the ID attributes of a <form>
element, which will be a part of the <fieldset>
in HTML.
Example
<form action="login" method="POST" id="user_form">
<fieldset>
<legend>Login Form:</legend>
Username: <input type="text" name="user_name">
Password: <input type="password" name="user_password">
<input type="submit" value="Login">
</fieldset>
</form>
<fieldset form="user_form">
<legend>Other Details:</legend>
Email ID: <input type="text" name="user_email">
Phone Number: <input type="text" name="user_number">
</fieldset>
name
It defines the name for the grouped elements.
Example
<form action="login" method="POST" id="user_form">
<fieldset name="login_form">
<legend>Login Form:</legend>
Username: <input type="text" name="user_name">
Password: <input type="password" name="user_password">
<input type="submit" value="Login">
</fieldset>
</form>
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