<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.
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
HTML Standard # the-figcaption-element

Browser compatibility