The <figcaption> element is used to provide a caption to an image.

It is an optional tag and can appear before or after the content within the <figure> tag.

Only one <figcaption> element can be nested within a <figure> tag although the <figure> element itself may contain multiple other elements like <img> or <code>.

The <figcaption> element is used with <figure> element and it can be placed as the first or last child of the <figure> element.

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HTML figure tag example

<figure>  
  <img src="https://static.javatpoint.com/htmlpages/images/tajmahal.jpg" alt="Taj Mahal"/>  
<figcaption>Fig.1.1 - A front view of the great Taj Mahal in Agra.</figcaption>  
</figure>  

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