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<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element - HTML | MDN
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<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The <figcaption> HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element, providing the <figure> an accessible name.
Try it
<figure>
<img
src="/shared-assets/images/examples/elephant.jpg"
alt="Elephant at sunset" />
<figcaption>An elephant at sunset</figcaption>
</figure>
figure {
border: thin silver solid;
display: flex;
flex-flow: column;
padding: 5px;
max-width: 220px;
margin: auto;
}
img {
max-width: 220px;
max-height: 150px;
}
figcaption {
background-color: #222222;
color: white;
font: italic smaller sans-serif;
padding: 3px;
text-align: center;
}
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Please see the <figure> page for examples on <figcaption>.
Technical summary
| 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 |
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # the-figcaption-element |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
<figure>element.