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 <figure>
element which is its immediate ancestor which means <figcaption>
can be the first or last element inside a <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 | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parent elements | A <figure> element; the <figcaption> element must be its first or last child. |
DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Please see the <figure>
page for examples on <figcaption>
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 8 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.10 | 5.1 |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 3.0 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.1 (iOS 5.0) |
See also
- The
<figure>
element.