Revision 946067 of <figcaption>

Revision slug: Web/HTML/Element/figcaption
Revision title: <figcaption>
Revision id: 946067
Created: Nov 5, 2015, 3:21:56 AM
Creator: teoli
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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

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)

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<p>{{HTMLRef}}</p>

<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>

<table class="properties">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row"><a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories" title="HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></th>
   <td>None.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted content</th>
   <td><a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories#Flow_content" title="HTML/Content categories#Flow content">Flow content</a>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Tag omission</th>
   <td>{{no_tag_omission}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted parent elements</th>
   <td>A {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element; the <code>&lt;figcaption&gt;</code> element must be its first or last child.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">DOM interface</th>
   <td>{{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<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>

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