The <figcaption> HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element.
The <figcaption> HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element.
This element only includes the global attributes.
Please see the <figure> page for examples on <figcaption>.
| 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 |
| Specification |
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| HTML Standard # the-figcaption-element |
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
figcaption |
8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1.0 |
<figure> element.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figcaption