A style attribute on a <legend> tag assigns a unique style to the legend.
Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the legend.
A style attribute on a <legend> element.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<fieldset>
<legend style="text-transform: uppercase;
background-color:lavender;">Customer Information</legend>
<input type="text" placeholder="First name" name="firstname"><br /><br />
<input type="text" placeholder="Last name" name="lastname"><br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</fieldset>
</form>
The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <legend> element.
A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).
The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.
This inline styling affects the current <legend> element only.
<legend style="CSS-styles">
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| CSS-styles | One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;). |
A style attribute on a <legend> element.
Clicking the button toggles the background color.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<fieldset>
<legend id="mylegend"
style="text-transform: uppercase;
background-color:lavender;">Customer Information</legend>
<input type="text" placeholder="First name" name="firstname"><br /><br />
<input type="text" placeholder="Last name" name="lastname"><br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</fieldset>
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="toggle();">Toggle class</button>
<script>
let toggle = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("mylegend");
if (element.style.backgroundColor == "lavender") {
element.style.backgroundColor = "#d9f4f5";
}
else{
element.style.backgroundColor = "lavender";
}
}
</script>
The style attribute assigns a background color to the <legend> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which toggles the background color.
Here is when style support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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