Is figure figcaption appropriate for image galleries?

Question

Can I use figure element like this:

<ul>

  <li>
    <figure>
      <a href="url"> <img src="url"> </a>

      <figcaption>
        <div>
          <p> yo this is my naked wife check out more pix <a href="url"> here </a> </p>
        </div>
      </figcaption>

    </figure>
  </li>

  <li>
    etc.

?

Answer 1

This is a possible use of the figure element, yes.

(Note that your img needs an alt attribute. And you might want to omit the div, as you could target the figcaption or p directly.)