Caption Text

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Hello friends today I will explain about the caption text.

What is a caption text?

Caption text is brief description, heading, or title that identifier or introduces a document, graphic, photograph, or table.

Caption is a short text consist of additional information which available in the pictures/ photos. Usually it's located below the picture it self.

Generic structure of caption

1. The title

2. The lead

3. Section Heading

Language Features

1. Exclamation

2. Question

3. Adjective Phrase

4. Personal Phrase

What is the caption function?

Helping readers or viewers to understand more information that might not be in photos or videos.

Rule of Writing a caption?

1. Supply specific information  (Answering 5W1H Question)

2. User present tense on the first sentence

3. Caption are written in a complete sentences

4. Clearly identify the people and location in the photo

5. Identify the person from left to right

How to a write caption text?

1. Observe the picture or video you will give the caption

2. Find out the message that will be sent from the picture before you write caption

3. Write sentence or phrase under the picture

There are some types of caption text, here are some of them:

1. Cutline

This caption mentions about who are the subjects in the picture or photos and what activity they do.

2. Identification bar

The caption only mentions about subject in the picture

3. Summary

Full explanation about subject, activity, time detail, location detail and why it’s happened.

4. Expanded

Longer version of summary caption. This also include how the event occurred.

5. Quote

Consist of someone’s word which has been quoted related to the picture or photos.

6. Group Identification

Used to identify when subjects are more than one.

Characteristic of Caption:

Could be found above, below or beside a picture or photo.

Giving information about what is the picture or photo about.

Majority of caption text are short.

Caption writing examples

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