<figcaption> tag — TutorialBrain

Note/Info The <figcaption> tag is a new tag in HTML5.

HTML5 <figcaption> tag

The <figcaption> tag sets a caption for the <figure> element.

Either you can place this tag as the first or the last child of the <figure> element but we recommend to code this as the last child.

Syntax:
<figcaption>text….</figcaption>

Example

<figure>
  <img src="img/mysore_palace.jpg" alt="Mysore Palace" width="350px" height="400px">
  <figcaption>Figure.1 – Mysore Palace
    , Mysore Karnataka.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

CSS Default value

display: block;

How Browser will display

BLOCK Level.

Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5

HTML4	XHTML	HTML5
NA	NA	New tag in HTML5

Attributes used with the <figcaption> tag

NONE

Global Attributes

The <figcaption> tag supports Global attributes.

Event Attributes

The <figcaption> tag supports Event attributes.

Supporting Browsers

Related Tags

<figure> tag.