Example
Use a <figure> element to mark up a photo in a document. The <figure> element also contains a caption:
<figure>
<img src="img_pulpit.jpg" alt="The Pulpit Rock" width="304" height="228">
<figcaption>Fig1. - A view of the pulpit rock in Norway.</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.
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 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <figcaption> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <figcaption> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <figcaption> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Figcaption Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <figcaption> element with the following default values:
figcaption {
display: block;
}