Why does ref link to section instead of label?

Question

I want to refer to a figure within a section (say 1.2), using \ref{fig:xyz}

Section:

\section{XYZ}

Figure:

\begin{figure}
    \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{xyz.jpg}
    \label{fig:xyz}
    \caption[XYZ]
\end{figure}

When I add \ref{label:001} to my document, it does not link to the figure, but to the section (1.2).

What can I get it right?

The most F asked question of all. \label has to be after (or in) \caption — David Carlisle, May 31 '13 at 13:27
@DavidCarlisle I could not find it here, that's why I added it. — mcbetz, May 31 '13 at 13:28
searching for figure section \label on this site shows lots of duplicates (and lots more that have been closed already as duplicates) — David Carlisle, May 31 '13 at 13:29
@DavidCarlisle Yes, that is a possible duplicate. However, I could not find it using the keywords that were relevant for me, ref, label and section. Maybe my question is a good addition, maybe not. — mcbetz, May 31 '13 at 13:30
I think it would be better to edit or re-tag the duplicate rather than create a new question. — Paul Stanley, May 31 '13 at 13:32
@PaulStanley I would be totally fine with that as well. But I really could not find anything on the problem, so I opened a new one. Sorry! — mcbetz, May 31 '13 at 13:33
@Martin Betz I wasn't being critical: it certainly makes sense to make such a basic point easily "findable"; just trying to explain why I was going to vote to close. — Paul Stanley, May 31 '13 at 13:37
@PaulStanley Totally understand that! Let's see what the others think. I was just thinking about how I could do it differently next time. Probably have to extend my search and specificly look for possible duplicates... — mcbetz, May 31 '13 at 13:40
Another really helpful duplicate is: Understanding how references and labels work — Alan Munn, May 31 '13 at 16:06

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered May 31 '13 at 13:27

16

You have to put \label after \caption - and everything will work.

Thus, your figure will now be:
\begin{figure}
    \includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{xyz.jpg}
    \caption[XYZ]
    \label{fig:xyz}
\end{figure}

answered May 31 '13 at 13:27

mcbetz

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