<figure> Tag Syntax

<body>
   ...
   ... flow content expected ...
   <figure>
      <figcaption>
         ... flow content ...
      </figcaption>
      ... flow content ...
   </figure>
   ...
   ... flow content expected ...
   <figure>
      ... flow content ...
      <figcaption>
         ... flow content ...
      </figcaption>
   </figure>
   ...
</body>
Rules for coding HTML figure elements

Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.

  1. Include a figure element where flow content is expected.
  2. Begin the figure element with a starting <figure> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the xmlns attribute on the <html> tag.
  3. Inside the figure element, between the <figure> starting tag and the </figure> ending tag, code the inner HTML flow content. This is often an image or possibly SVG or MathML.
  4. End the figure element with a matching </figure> closing tag.
Content of the figure element

The content of the figure element can include HTML comments, text content and any tags that can be used in flow content.