When writing in HTML, the

tag is used to group related elements in a form by drawing a box around them. The following sections contain information about this tag, including an example of it in use, and related attributes and browser compatibility.

Example of
code

Personal Information: Name:
Address:
Email:
Phone:

Example result

Attributes

Within an HTML tag, an attribute dictates certain aspects of an HTML element. Attributes are made up of a name and value pair; all tags support standard attributes. The following table shows all of the current unique HTML attributes for the

tag, and a description of each.

You can add a caption to the

element using the tag.

The

tag belongs to a group of tags called form elements.

  • Example of
    code
  • Example result
  • Attributes
  • Compatibility
  • Additional form elements
  • Related information

Compatibility

Additional form elements