41+ Figcaption Vs Caption Pictures. As discussed in this thread on the discussion group, the behavior of captioning images is less than ideal for maintaining accessibility. Figure & figcaption combo with some extra features in the form of a short description added on hover of the caption and the back side of. Image with caption using html figure and figcaption tags.

Learn how to use the figure and figcation elements to tell computers that a caption is tied to a specific figure.

It's not an alternate text for the image though (which wouldn't be the same. It represents the caption, or a legend associated to a figure or an illustration described by the rest of the data of the <figure> element which is its immediate ancestor. However, figcaption can be used to label the figure's content. The <figcaption> is included in the <figure> and is placed as the first or last child element. Figcaption tag allows to add caption to images. The figcaption element represents a caption or legend for the rest of the contents of the figcaption place the figcaption (in the code) before the content to be labelled so it is announced prior to the. I noticed a strange problem using the \captionshortcaption{longcaption}, it seems to behave differently between the figure and table environments? The <figcaption> element has been the subject of much debate.