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What is a caption text?


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

A caption is text that appears below an image.[a] Most captions draw attention to something in the image that is not obvious, such as its relevance to the text. A caption may be a few words or several sentences. Writing good captions takes effort; along with the lead and section headings, captions are the most commonly read words in an article, so they should be succinct and informative.

Not every image needs a caption; some are simply decorative. Relatively few may be genuinely self-explanatory. In addition to a caption, alt text—for visually impaired readers—should be added to informative (but not purely decorative) 


There are several criteria for a good caption. A good caption

1. clearly identifies the subject of the picture, without detailing the obvious

2. is succinct

3. establishes the picture's relevance to the article

4. provides context for the picture

5.draws the reader into the article.


Different people read articles in different ways. Some people start at the top and read each word until the end. Others read the first paragraph and scan through for other interesting information, looking especially at pictures and captions. Those readers, even if the information is adjacent in the text, will not find it unless it is in the caption. However, it is best not to tell the whole story in the caption, but use the caption to make the reader curious about the subject.






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