remark-figure-caption is a plugin for Remark that helps add captions to images and code blocks. By writing a blockquote under an image or code block, it converts the blockquote into a <figcaption>
element as a caption.
- Images: Converts blockquotes under images into captions.
- Code Blocks: Converts blockquotes under code blocks into captions.
- Linked Images: Converts blockquotes under images wrapped in links into captions.
npm install remark-figure-caption@latest
To install a specific version:
npm install remark-figure-caption@1.0.6
import { unified } from 'unified'
import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
import remarkFigureCaption from 'remark-figure-caption'
import remarkRehype from 'remark-rehype'
import rehypeStringify from 'rehype-stringify'
const processor = unified()
.use(remarkParse)
.use(remarkFigureCaption)
.use(remarkRehype)
.use(rehypeStringify)
const markdown = `

> This is the caption for the image.
`
processor.process(markdown).then((file) => {
console.log(String(file)) // <figure><img src="image.jpg"...</figure>
})
Example Usage:
Markdown Input:

> The cat is running around.
Output HTML:
<figure>
<img src="/image.jpg" alt="cat">
<figcaption>The cat is running around.</figcaption>
</figure>
Example Usage:
Markdown Input:
```javascript
let a = 1;
console.log(a);
```
> Outputs the log.
Output HTML:
<figure>
<pre><code class="language-javascript">let a = 1;
console.log(a);
</code></pre>
<figcaption>Outputs the log.</figcaption>
</figure>
Example Usage:
Markdown Input:
[](https://myHome.com/link)
> The cat is sleeping.
Output HTML:
<figure>
<a href="https://myHome.com/link">
<img src="/image.jpg" alt="cat">
</a>
<figcaption>The cat is sleeping.</figcaption>
</figure>
MIT
Contributions, issue submissions, and feature requests are all welcome!