<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 description.
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Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Please see the <figure>
page for examples on <figcaption>
.
Technical summary
Content categories | None. |
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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 |
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HTML # the-figcaption-element |
Browser compatibility
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- Full support
- Full support
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See also
- The
<figure>
element.