The HTMLLegendElement is an interface allowing to access properties of the <legend> elements. It inherits properties and methods from the HTMLElement interface.
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
form Read only
| The form that this legend belongs to. If the legend has a fieldset element as its parent, then this attribute returns the same value as the form attribute on the parent fieldset element. Otherwise, it returns null. | HTMLFormElement |
accessKey | A single-character access key to give access to the element. | DOMString |
align
| Alignment relative to the form set | DOMString |
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. | Living Standard | No change from HTML5. |
| HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | The property accessKey is now defined on HTMLElement.The following property is now obsolete: align. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLLegendElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
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