HTML <fieldset> tag represents a group of related elements with borders in HTML form.
Note: The <fieldset> tag is supported in all major web browsers. Also see HTML <form> tag and <legend> tag that is used with fieldset element.
Sample Code
<fieldset>
<legend>Enter Your LogIn Details</legend>
User Name: <input type="text" /><br />
Password: <input type="password" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="LogIn" />
</fieldset>
</form>
Sample Result
The fieldset tag contains group of other HTML Elements under same group. It looks like panel that contains its data separately. You can also use multiple fieldset tags in same web page.
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <fieldset> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <fieldset> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <fieldset> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <fieldset> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
