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Is there any specific advantage/usage of using HTML5 <figure> over <img>?
I think <figure> is useless without <figurecaption>, isn’t it?
It will be helpful if explain with an example.
Images are not technically inserted into an HTML page, images are linked to HTML pages. The
<img>tag creates a holding space for the referenced image.While the content of the
<figure>element is related to the main flow, its position is independent of the main flow, and if removed it should not affect the flow of the documentFrom http://dev.w3.org/
"The img element represents an image," while "[t]he figure element represents a unit of content, optionally with a caption, that is self-contained, that is typically referenced as a single unit from the main flow of the document, and that can be moved away from the main flow of the document without affecting the document’s meaning."