UK TeX FAQ -- question 248

### LaTeX gets cross-references wrong

Sometimes, however many times you run LaTeX, the cross-references are just wrong. Remember that the `\label` command must come after the `\caption` command, or be part of it. For example,

    \begin{figure}          \begin{figure}
    \caption{A Figure}  or  \caption{A Figure%
    \label{fig}                   \label{fig}}
    \end{figure}            \end{figure}