HTML <Figcaption> Tag

Definition

The <figcaption> tag is a child of the <figure> element. It is used to attach a caption to the content within the <figure> element, which may be a piece of code, a photo or image, a video, or even a poem.

Example

<figure>
  <img
    width="400"
    height="225"
    src="https://res.cloudinary.com/thewebmaster/image/upload/image/moon-earth.png"
    alt="Moon and Earth"
  />
  <figcaption>The Moon and Earth in Space</figcaption>
</figure>

Usage

• The <figcaption> element must be a descendant of a <figure> element, and be either the first or last child.
• There should only be one <figcaption> element.
• Both the opening and closing tag must be used.
• The <figcaption> element should contain a caption or legend for the rest of the contents in the parent <figure> element.
• For further examples, see the <figure> element reference article.

Attributes

The <figcaption> element only supports the Global Attributes.

Specification

• HTML Living Standard Specification
• HTML5 Specification

Browser Support

Desktop

Mobile