Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	7 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 01, 2021
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001816431
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Transition Report	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Public Float	$ 122,859,600
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,905,000
Trading Symbol	CAPA
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class B common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,875,000
Units
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CAPAU
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Warrant
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants to purchase
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CAPAW
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ