HI all, I was wondering if it is legal to have a span tag inside a legend, something like this <legend>This is my<span>legend</span></legend>
Can't quite work out whether legend is a block element or inline
thanks
Violet_82 89 Posting Whiz in Training
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Jump to PostFor completeness, the HTML5 docs allow "Phrasing content" as children of
<legend>. Thespantag is
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JorgeM 958 Problem Solver Team Colleague Featured Poster
With regard to being "legal" I assume that you mean conforming to the W3C standards? Having a span element within the legend element should not cause the document to not pass validation.
I assume the reason why you want to use the span tag is for applying certain styles that you just cant do alone with the legend element.
inline/block? I'm pretty sure its an inline element.
Violet_82 89 Posting Whiz in Training
cool, thanks for that. Yes it is to apply some style
EvolutionFallen 107 Junior Poster
For completeness, the HTML5 docs allow "Phrasing content" as children of <legend>. The span tag is listed as such, so yes it's valid.
Violet_82 89 Posting Whiz in Training
fab thanks
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