<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element #

::: section-content The <figcaption> HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element. :::

Try it #

::: section-content ::: iframe ::: {.output-header .border-rounded-top}

HTML Demo: <figcaption> #

Reset :::

::: {#warning-no-script .warning-container} ::: warning The interactive example cannot be shown because JavaScript is disabled. ::: :::

::: {#warning-mathml-not-supported .warning-container .hidden} ::: warning The interactive example cannot be shown because MathML is not supported by your browser. ::: :::

::: {#editor-container .editor-container .tabbed-shorter .hidden .border-rounded-bottom editor-type=“tabbed”} ::: {#tab-container .section .tabs} ::: {#tablist .tab-list role=“tablist”} HTML

CSS

JavaScript :::

::: {#html-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“html” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#html-editor}

::: {#css-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“css” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#css-editor} figure { border: thin #c0c0c0 solid; display: flex; flex-flow: column; padding: 5px; max-width: 220px; margin: auto; }

img {
  max-width: 220px;
  max-height: 150px;
}

figcaption {
  background-color: #222;
  color: #fff;
  font: italic smaller sans-serif;
  padding: 3px;
  text-align: center;
}

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::: {#js-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“js” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#js-editor} ::: ::: :::

::: {#output .output-container}

Output #

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::: {.section .console-container .hidden aria-hidden=“true”}

Console Output #

![] clear console

::: {#console .console} ::: :::

::: {#html-output .output .editor-tabbed} %html-content% ::: ::: :::

Attributes #

::: section-content This element only includes the global attributes. :::

Examples #

::: section-content Please see the <figure> page for examples on <figcaption>. :::

Technical summary #

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Specifications #

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Specification #

HTML Standard
[# the-figcaption-element]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

::: _table Desktop Mobile

             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 :::

See also #

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• The <figure> element. :::

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/figcaption{._attribution-link} :::