HTML figure Tag: Main Tips
- The HTML
<figure>
tag specifies self-contained content. - <figcaption> adds an optional caption for this content. It can be the first or last child of
<figure>
HTML element.
Purpose and Use of figure
<figure>
HTML defines self-contained content. The <figure>
element usually represents images, code snippets, diagrams, illustrations, etc. Learn how to add an image in HTML with <img> element.
Note: self-contained elements indicate that they can be removed without affecting the flow of the document.
Example
<figure>
<figcaption>Logo</figcaption>
<img src="image.png" alt="Logo" width="300" height="300">
</figure>
Note: the <figure> tag has no specific attributes, but supports all global ones.
Browser support
Chrome
8+
Edge
All
Firefox
4+
IE
9+
Opera
11+
Safari
5.1+
Mobile browser support
Chrome
All
Firefox
4+
Opera
11+
Safari
5.1+