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HTML <caption> Tag

The <caption> tag defines a table caption.

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Definition and Usage

The <caption> tag defines a table caption.

Standard Syntax:<caption>...</caption>

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HTML <caption> Example

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<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<table>

 
    <caption>Monthly savings</caption>

      <tr>

    <th>Month</th>

    <th>Savings</th>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>January</td>

    <td>$100</td>

  </tr>

</table>
</div>

Attributes for <caption>

0 Supported Attributes

The <caption> tag does not have tag-specific attributes. It supports all standard Global Attributes.

Global Attributes

The <caption> tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.

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Event Attributes

The <caption> tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.

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