The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species[3] in 33[2] to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.

The leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (appendages at the base of a leafstalk or petiole), and may be either evergreen or deciduous.

The flowers are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant.

Views of the family-level classification of the traditionally accepted Caprifoliaceae and other plants in the botanical order Dipsacales have been considerably revised in recent decades.

are separated by some but not all authors; these are treated as subfamilies in the listing of genera below,[3] along with estimated numbers of species.