The figure (<fig>) element is a display context (sometimes called an "exhibit") with an optional title for a wide variety of content. Most commonly, the figure element contains an image element (a graphic or artwork), but it can contain several kinds of text objects as well. A title is placed inside the figure element to provide a caption that describes the content.
| Doctype | Content model |
|---|---|
| topic (base), map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningBookmap, learningMap | ( (title) (optional) then (desc) (optional) then (figgroup or dl or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or sl or ul or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown or simpletable or xref) (any number) ) |
| topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap | ( (title) (optional) then (desc) (optional) then (figgroup or dl or parml or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or codeblock or msgblock or screen or sl or ul or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown or simpletable or xref) (any number) ) |
| machineryTask | ( (title) (optional) then (desc) (optional) then (figgroup or dl or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or screen or sl or ul or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown or simpletable or xref) (any number) ) |
| learningAssessment, learningContent, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | ( (title) (optional) then (desc) (optional) then (figgroup or dl or image or lines or lq or note or lcInstructornote or object or ol or p or pre or sl or ul or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown or simpletable or xref) (any number) ) |
<fig expanse="column">
<title>The Handshake</title>
<image href="handshake.jpg" placement="break">
<alt>The Handshake</alt>
</image>
</fig>
| Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spectitle | The specialized title attribute allows architects of specialized types to define a fixed or default title for a specialized element. Not intended for direct use by authors. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| display-atts attribute group (scale, frame, expanse) | A set of related attributes, described in display-atts attribute group | |||
| univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group | |||
| global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group | |||
| class, outputclass | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes |
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