The HTML <figcaption> element represents a caption or a legend associated with a figure or an illustration described by the rest of the data of the <figure> element which is its immediate ancestor.
| 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. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | group, 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
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 8 | Yes | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5.1 |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 11 | 5.1 | Yes |
See also
- The
<figure>element.