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Revision 494669 of <figcaption>

  • Revision slug: Web/HTML/Element/figcaption
  • Revision title: <figcaption>
  • Revision id: 494669
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Summary

The HTML <figcaption> Element represents a caption or a legend associated with a figure or an illustration described by the rest of the data of the {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element which is its immediate ancestor which means <figcaption> can be the first or last element inside a {{HTMLElement("figure")}} block. Also, the HTML Figcaption Element is optional; if not provided, then the parent figure element will have no caption.

  • Content categories None.
  • Permitted content Flow content.
  • Tag omission {{no_tag_omission}}
  • Permitted parent elements A {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element; the <figcaption> element must be its first or last child.
  • DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples

Please see the {{HTMLElement("figure")}} page for examples on <figcaption>.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'grouping-content.html#the-figcaption-element', '<figcaption>')}} {{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}  
{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'grouping-content.html#the-figcaption-element', '<figcaption>')}} {{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}  

Browser compatibility

{{CompatibilityTable}}

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 8 {{CompatGeckoDesktop("2.0")}} 9.0 11.10 5.1
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 3.0 {{CompatGeckoMobile("2.0")}} 9.0 11.0 5.1 (iOS 5.0)

See also

  • The {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element.
{{HTMLRef}}

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<div>
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<h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2>
<p>The <strong>HTML <code>&lt;figcaption&gt;</code> Element</strong> represents a caption or a legend associated with a figure or an illustration described by the rest of the data of the {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element which is its immediate ancestor which means <code>&lt;figcaption&gt;</code> can be the first or last element inside a {{HTMLElement("figure")}} block.&nbsp;Also, the <em>HTML Figcaption Element&nbsp;</em>is optional; if not provided, then the parent figure element will have no caption.</p>
<ul class="htmlelt">
 <li><dfn><a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories" title="HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></dfn> None.</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted content</dfn> <a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories#Flow_content" title="HTML/Content categories#Flow content">Flow content</a>.</li>
 <li><dfn>Tag omission</dfn> {{no_tag_omission}}</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted parent elements</dfn> A {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element; the <code>&lt;figcaption&gt;</code> element must be its first or last child.</li>
 <li><dfn>DOM interface</dfn> {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="Attributes">Attributes</h2>
<p><span style="line-height: 21px;">This element only includes the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/Global_attributes" style="line-height: 21px;" title="HTML/Global attributes">global attributes</a><span style="line-height: 21px;">.</span></p>
<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>
<p>Please see the {{HTMLElement("figure")}} page for examples on <code>&lt;figcaption&gt;</code>.</p>
<h2 id="Specifications" name="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'grouping-content.html#the-figcaption-element', '&lt;figcaption&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'grouping-content.html#the-figcaption-element', '&lt;figcaption&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>
<div id="compat-desktop">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>8</td>
    <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("2.0")}}</td>
    <td>9.0</td>
    <td>11.10</td>
    <td>5.1</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Mobile</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>3.0</td>
    <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("2.0")}}</td>
    <td>9.0</td>
    <td>11.0</td>
    <td>5.1 (iOS 5.0)</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li>The {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element.</li>
</ul>
<div>
 {{HTMLRef}}</div>
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