HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
fieldset
Synopsis
<fieldset> . . . </fieldset>
Establishes a group of related form controls and labels.
fieldset
elements are placed within
the
form
element. It was introduced to improve form accessibility for users with alternative
browsing devices. The name of the
fieldset
is provided by the first child
legend
element.
fieldset
elements may be nested.
Usage
Categories:
Flow content, sectioning root, “listed, form-associated element”, palpable content
Permitted contexts:
Where flow content is expected
Permitted content:
An optional
legend
element, followed by flow content
Start/end tags:
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
disabled
(
disabled="disabled"
in XHTML)
Not in HTML 4.01
. Disables the controls contained in the
fieldset
. It can be altered
only via a script. Browsers may display disabled controls differently (grayed out, for ex-
ample), which could be useful for dimming certain controls until required info is supplied.
