We can create a <figcaption> element via the document.createElement()
method:
var x = document.createElement("FIGCAPTION");
Click the button to create a FIGCAPTION element with some text.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button><br><br> <figure id="myFigure"> <img src="image1.png" alt="The Circle" width="100" height="100"> </figure>//from ww w . ja v a 2 s.c om <script> function myFunction() { var x = document.createElement("FIGCAPTION"); var t = document.createTextNode("Fig.1 - A picture of a circle."); x.appendChild(t); var y = document.getElementById("myFigure"); y.appendChild(x); } </script> </body> </html>