Web/HTML/Element/figcaption

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

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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 StandardThe definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of '<figcaption>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
figcaption	Chrome Full support 8	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 11	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 11	Safari iOS Full support 5.1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• The <figure> element.

<figcaption>: The Figure Caption element by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.