figcaption element | figcaption object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Represents a caption or legend for the contents of the parent figure element, if any.
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Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
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| CSS Display | block |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Remarks
The first figcaption element child of the figure element represents the caption of the figure element's contents. The figcaption element is rendered in place; to move the caption, place it as the first or the last child of the figure element.
Note If the figcaption content provides an adequate text alternative for the visual content in the image, the caption can be used as a text alternative for images in lieu of the alt attribute.
Windows Internet Explorer 9. The figcaption element is only supported for webpages displayed in IE9 Standards mode. For more information, see Defining Document Compatibility.
See also
Build date: 3/8/2012
