: The CAPTION Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<caption>The CAPTION Element
The table's title, must be the first child of table and is shown above it by default.
| Category | Tables |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </caption> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<table>
<caption>Table caption</caption>
...
</table>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <caption> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： caption is centered above the table by default; use CSS caption-side to move it below.
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