HTML <figure> Tag
Example
Use a <figure> element to mark up a photo in a document, and a <figcaption> element to define a caption for the photo:
<figure>
<img src="pic_trulli.jpg" alt="Trulli" style="width:100%">
<figcaption>Fig.1 - Trulli, Puglia, Italy.</figcaption>
</figure>
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Definition and Usage
The <figure> tag specifies self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
While the content of the <figure> element is related to the main flow, its position is independent of the main flow, and if removed it should not affect the flow of the document.
Tip: The <figcaption> element is used to add a caption for the <figure> element.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <figure> | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 11.0 |
Global Attributes
The <figure> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <figure> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Use CSS to style <figure> and <figcaption>:
<html>
<head>
<style>
figure {
border: 1px #cccccc solid;
padding: 4px;
margin: auto;
}
figcaption {
background-color: black;
color: white;
font-style: italic;
padding: 2px;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<figure>
<img src="pic_trulli.jpg" alt="Trulli" style="width:100%">
<figcaption>Fig.1 - Trulli, Puglia, Italy</figcaption>
</figure>
</body>
</html>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Figure Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <figure> element with the following default values:
Example
figure {
display: block;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 40px;
margin-right: 40px;
}
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