HTML figcaption tag

Example

Use a <figure> element to mark up a photo in a document, and a <figcaption> element to define a caption for the photo:

<figure>
<img src="pic_love.jpg" alt="Love" style="width:100%"/>
<figcaption>Love.</figcaption>
</figure>

Definition and Usage

The <figcaption> tag defines a caption for a <figure> element.

The <figcaption> element can be placed as the first or last child of the <figure> element.

Global Attributes

The <figcaption> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <figcaption> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style <figure> and <figcaption>:

<html>
<head>
<style>
figure {
border: 1px #cccccc solid;
padding: 4px;
margin: auto;
}

figcaption {
background-color: black;
color: white;
font-style: italic;
padding: 2px;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<figure>
<img src="pic_love.jpg" alt="Love" style="width:100%"/>
<figcaption>Love</figcaption>
</figure>

</body>
</html>

Love
Love

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <figcaption> element with the following default values:

figcaption {
display: block;
}

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