The <figcaption>
HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure>
element.
<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element
Try it
Content categories | None. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Flow content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | A <figure> element; the <figcaption> element must be its first or last child. |
Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | group , none , presentation |
DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Please see the <figure>
page for examples on <figcaption>
.
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-figcaption-element |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
figcaption |
8
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12
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4
|
9
|
11
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5.1
|
Yes
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Yes
|
4
|
11
|
5
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Yes
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See also
- The
<figure>
element.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figcaption