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figcaption nested within elements, elements nested within figcaption

Classified as: -

Parents, figcaption

Children, figcaption

Examples: figcaption parents, figcaption children

Valid Syntax 1
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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>...</title>
</head>
<body>

<figure>
<figcaption> ...</figcaption>
...
</figure>

<figure>
...
<figcaption> ...</figcaption>
</figure>

</body>
</html>
Valid Syntax 2
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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>...</title>
</head>
<body>

<figure>
<figcaption>
<a>...</a>
</figcaption>
...
</figure>

</body>
</html>
Invalid Syntax 3
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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>...</title>
<figcaption>...</figcaption>
</head>
<body>

<h1>
<figcaption>
...
</figcaption>
</h1>

<figcaption> ...</figcaption>
</body>
</html>

Syntax 1: Valid, figcaption nested inside figure (as its first or last child): allowed
Syntax 2: Valid, a nested inside figcaption: allowed
Syntax 3: Invalid,
figcaption nested inside head: not allowed;
figcaption nested inside h1: not allowed
figcaption placed straight on body: not allowed

Video demonstration nesting figcaption element

HTML5 nesting figcaption element, Tutorial

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00:00 video tutorial: figcaption nested inside elements, elements nested inside figcaption element
00:05 figcaption element: place in page ⁄ nesting
00:10 figcaption element can be added ⁄ nested only inside figure element
00:15 → figcaption straight on body for example or inside other HTML elements except figure, is NOT ALLOWED !!
00:20 figcaption element can be nested only inside figure element as its FIRST child OR
00:27 figcaption element can be nested only inside figure element as its LAST child
00:33 for the purpose of the example, we used the img element, but instead of it you can have other HTML element(s) classified as flow content

click here to see the list of elements classified as flow content
00:39 inside figcaption element, you can have element(s) classified as flow content

click here to see the list of elements classified as flow content
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