HTML figcaption Tag

Example

Use a <figure> element to mark up a photo in a document.

The <figure> element can also contain a <figcaption>:

<figure>
  <img src="pic_trulli.jpg"alt="Trulli" style="width:100%">
  <figcaption>Fig.1 - Trulli, Puglia, Italy.</figcaption>
</figure>

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Definition and Usage

The <figcaption> tag defines a caption for a <figure> element.

The <figcaption> element can be placed as the first or last child of the <figure> element.

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Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.

Element
<figcaption>	6.0	9.0	4.0	5.0	11.1

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <figcaption> tag is new in HTML5.

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Global Attributes

The <figcaption> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

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Event Attributes

The <figcaption> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Figcaption Object

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Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <figcaption> element with the following default values:

figcaption { 
  display: block;}