legend element (html)
Screen reader support level: partial (8/23)
Voice Control support level: unknown
On this page
About this feature
The legend element represents a caption for the rest of the contents of the legend element's parent fieldset element, if any.
Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from a year ago to 3 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.
Caution
Failing or partial results may be out of date. The oldest result is from 3 years ago. Consider running the associated tests and contributing results.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| MUST convey its name | partial (1/2) | partial (1/2) | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | supported |
Voice Control support by expectation
| Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Chrome | |
| Not applicable | |||||
Expectation: convey its name
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know what to enter.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| aria-required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | supported |
| The html required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | supported | supported | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | supported |
Related features
These are features that are usually used in combination with this feature.
fieldset element (html)
| Dragon | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | Voice Access | VC iOS | VC MacOS | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | Speech Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | partial (12/19) | some partial support | partial (8/19) | supported with 1 unknown result | some partial support | unknown | unknown | unknown | partial (4/7) | supported with 1 unknown result | unknown |
We are missing data on some combinations.