\documentclass{article} \usepackage{fullpage} %\usepackage[tight]{subfigure} %\usepackage[loose,hang]{subfigure} \usepackage[tight,hang]{subfigure} \makeatletter \def\mpt{\@minipagetrue} \def\mpf{\@minipagefalse} %\renewcommand{\@thesubfigure}{\subcaplabelfont\thesubfigure\space\itshape} \makeatother \fboxsep=-\fboxrule %\renewcommand{\subcapfont}{\itshape} \newcommand{\figbox}[1]{% \fbox{% \vbox to 1in{% \vfil \hbox to 2in{% \hfil #1% \hfil}% \vfil}}} \begin{document} Figures wrapped to show any extra spaces introduced in processing the subfigures. \begin{figure}% \centering \fbox{% \fbox{\subfigure[Subfigure One.\label{fig:A1}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG ONE}}}% \hspace{10pt}% \fbox{\subfigure[Subfigure Two.\label{fig:A2}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG TWO}}}} \caption{Two side-by-side figures.}% \label{fig:A}% \end{figure} \begin{figure}% \begin{center}% \fbox{\hbox to 4.13837in{\hss\vbox{% \fbox{\mpt\subfigure[Subfigure Three.\label{fig:B1}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG THREE}}}% \hspace{10pt}% \fbox{\mpt\subfigure[Subfigure Four.\label{fig:B2}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG FOUR}}}\\[-1.5pt] \fbox{\subfigure[Subfigure Five.\label{fig:B3}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG FIVE}}}% \hspace{10pt}% \fbox{\subfigure[Subfigure Six.\label{fig:B4}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG SIX}}}}\hss}}% \end{center} \caption{Four figures with specified suppression of extra padding.}% \label{fig:B}% \end{figure} \begin{figure} \centering \fbox{% \begin{minipage}{4.13837in}% %\mpf \subfigure[Subfigure Seven.\label{fig:C1}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG SEVEN}}% \hspace{10pt}% \subfigure[Subfigure Eight.\label{fig:C2}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG EIGHT}} \subfigure[Subfigure Nine.\label{fig:C3}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG NINE}}% \hspace{10pt}% \subfigure[Subfigure Ten.\label{fig:C4}]{% \figbox{SUBFIG TEN}}% \end{minipage}} \caption{Four figures with auto fitting in a minipage.}% \label{fig:C}% \end{figure} \begin{figure} \centering % \subfigure[First caption.]{\fbox{Under figure/text}}\quad \subfigure[Longer second caption.]{\fbox{Under figure/text}}\\ % \subfigure[Third caption.]{\figbox{Under figure/text}}\quad \subfigure[Longer fourth caption. longer fourth caption. longer fourth caption.]{\figbox{Under figure/text}} \caption{Four figures testing caption fitting.}% \end{figure} \end{document}