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HTML <figcaption> tag

The <figcaption> tag is used to define a caption within the <figure> element. It may assign as a first or last child for the figure element.

Type: Block Element

Syntax of <figcaption> tag

<figure>
  <img src="image.jpg" alt="Description">
  <figcaption> Caption </figcaption>
</figure>

Supported Browsers

Tag Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Mini
<figcaption> 6.0 or higher 9.0 or higher 4.0 or higher 5.0 or higher 11.1 or higher

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<figure>
  <img src="bala.jpg" height="200px" width="200px">
  <figcaption> <i> Fig. 1 </i> Bala Hijam </figcaption>
</figure>
</body>
</html>
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Output on the browser

Fig. 1 Bala Hijam

More reference

The <figcaption> tag must be defined only inside the <figure> element; otherwise, it may be invalid. Its content must be directly related to the corresponding <figure> element. Only one <figcaption> tag should be defined for each <figure> element.

Default CSS property of <figcaption> tag

figcaption {
  display: block;
}
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