<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element

The HTML <figcaption> or Figure Caption element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element.

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`

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples

Please see the <figure> page for examples on <figcaption>.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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