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The <caption> element represents the title of the table that is its parent, if it has a parent and that is a table element.
Point
- A caption can introduce context for a table, making it significantly easier to understand.
- When a table element is the only content in a figure element other than the figcaption, the caption element should be omitted in favor of the figcaption. [Example B]
HTML Attributes
See global attributes.
Examples
Example A
[try it]
<table> <caption> <p>table 1. Sample table</p> </caption> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </table>
Example B
In the following example, the caption element is omitted in favor of the figcaption element. [try it]
<figure> <figcaption> <p>figure 1. Sample figure</p> </figcaption> <table> <caption> <p>table 1. Sample table</p> </caption> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </table> </figure>
HTML Reference
The HTML5 specification defines the <caption> element in 4.9.2 The caption element.