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HTML5 caption element
The caption element allows you to add a title to your table. »video
About caption
- is an optional element
- multiple caption elements allowed per HTML5 document within multiple table elements
Display & support caption
- display in browser »video
Parents, children caption
- caption nested within elements »caption parents
- elements nested within caption »caption children
»examples
The caption element is the first optional element inside table element (table's first child).
Attributes caption
- required: none
- optional: global attributes, event attributes
Warning
The difference between caption and figcaption elements: »video
Syntax caption
| 1 | <> ... </> »video |
Attributes and Values caption (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> ... </> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> ... </> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> ... </> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> ... </> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> ... </> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> ... </> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> ... </> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> ... </> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> ... </> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> ... </> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> ... </> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> ... </> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> ... </> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> ... </> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> ... </> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> ... </> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration caption element
HTML5 caption element: mark up the table caption
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:05 | video tutorial: caption element allows you to add a caption (a title) to your table |
| 00:10 | this table has no caption → it's ok since caption element is optional |
| 00:16 | a table with no caption |
| 00:21 | adding a caption to our table note: caption if present must be the first child of table element |
| 00:33 | caption (title) added; displays above the table |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG