: The Figure Caption element
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The <figcaption> HTML element represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent {{HTMLElement("figure")}} element, providing the <figure> an {{glossary("accessible description")}} .
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Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Please see the {{HTMLElement("figure")}} page for examples on <figcaption>.
Technical summary
| Content categories | None. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents |
A `{{HTMLElement("figure")}}` element; the
<figcaption> element must be its first or last child.
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| Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
| Permitted ARIA roles |
group, none,
presentation
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| DOM interface | `{{domxref("HTMLElement")}}` |
Specifications
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Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
{{HTMLElement("figure")}}element.