HTML - Figure Tag

The figure tag or <figure> tag in HTML is used to represent self contained graphical content like images.

Why do we need Figure Tag in HTML?

As explained above, figure tag is used to represent graphical content like images, diagrams e.t.c.

Let us illustrate figure tag with the below example.

<html>
<body>
	<figure>
		<img src = "my_image.png" height="200px" width = "300px"/>
	</figure>	
</body>
</html>

So, if you look at the above code. The figure tag represents an image.

<figure>
	<img src = "my_image.png" height="200px" width = "300px"/>
</figure>