: The FIGCAPTION Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<figcaption>The FIGCAPTION Element
Provides a caption for a figure; must be the first or last child of its figure element.
| Category | Semantic |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Only as first/last child of figure |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </figcaption> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<figcaption>caption</figcaption>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <figcaption> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： figcaption only appears inside figure; omit it for purely decorative images.
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