Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Figure in a caption of a figure... is it possible?

[Giaco_O]

Hello everyone,

is there a way to insert a figure in the caption of a figure?

It is not easy to do, but there must be a way...

Thanks.

[Ijon Tichy]

Not a figure, because a figure environment is a floating environment an a float inside the \caption of a float does not make any sense. But you can use an image, e.g., \includegraphics.

If you need more specific help, please show us a minimal working example and explain, what you are trying to do.

[Giaco_O]

Not a figure, because a figure environment is a floating environment an a float inside the \caption of a float does not make any sense. But you can use an image, e.g., \includegraphics.

If you need more specific help, please show us a minimal working example and explain, what you are trying to do.

Thank you for your answer.

Yes, not a figure but an \includegraphics.

Is there a way to insert an \includegraphics in a caption? This is an example.

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\begin{figure}[t]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,page=1]{the_main_figure.pdf}
	\caption{
	the figure is of type \includegraphics[scale=0.1]{a_second_figure.pdf}
	}
\end{figure}

[Ijon Tichy]

This is an example.

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\begin{figure}[t]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,page=1]{the_main_figure.pdf}
	\caption{
	the figure is of type \includegraphics[scale=0.1]{a_second_figure.pdf}
	}
\end{figure}

But unfortunately not a complete/workable one: → minimal working example

This one does work using an up-to-date LaTeX and graphicx version:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}
    \begin{figure}
    	\centering
    	\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,page=1]{example-image-a}
    	\caption{%
          the figure is of type \includegraphics[scale=0.1]{example-image}
    	}
    \end{figure}
\end{document}

and results in:

screenshot from minimalworkingexample.pdf

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