CAPTION TEXT

By:

Mam Sarah

WHAT IS CAPTION TEXT?

Caption text is a simple text that used to give an information or explanation for a picture or an illustration. Caption usually appears bellow pictures, photos, graphics, posters, and even tables.

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FUNCTION OF CAPTION TEXT

• Provide Information to Complete the Picture
• Establish Credibility
• Promote Better Engagement

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Language Features of Caption Text:

• Use simple present tense: verb 1 (verbal) and is, am, are (nominal)

e.g. Erin Laurie is student at oxford university

• Use past tense
• Do not begin with the word/article a, an, or the.
• Use direct speech or quoted speech: berupa kutipan langsung dari ucapan seseorang yang ditandai dengan quotation mark (“)

e.g. “Erin Laurie won international speech competition”, said Steve Jobs.

WHERE WE CAN FIND A CAPTION TEXT?

Newspapers

To describe photographs and other visual media.

Magazine

To describe photographs and other visual media.

WHERE WE CAN FIND A CAPTION TEXT?

Websites

To add context to images.

Social media

To create engaging content and tell stories.

WHERE WE CAN FIND A CAPTION TEXT?

Journal

To explain graphs, figures, and tables.

TYPES OF CAPTION TEXT

Identification Bar

Cutline

Quote

Expanded

Group Identification

Summary

IDENTIFICATION BAR

This type of caption mentions who is in the picture. This type of use if there is only one person in the photo.

Lady Diana Spencer was a member of the British Royal Family.

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CUTLINE

this type of caption mention who’s drawn and what it does.

Lady Diana Spencer, a member of the British Royal Family, was sitting in front of the majestic Taj Mahal, the famous historical monument in Agra, India.

SUMMARY

it contains a complete description. It answers the question of 5W. Who was drawn, what was done, when it happened, where it happened, and why it was done.

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Lady Diana Spencer visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on February 11, 1992, during a royal tour. She was photographed sitting alone in front of the monument, symbolizing a moment of reflection amidst her personal challenges.

EXPANDED

a more complete form of summary, this type of caption includes how it happened and the quote.

Lady Diana Spencer visited the Taj Mahal on February 11, 1992, during her tour of India. Pictured sitting alone in front of the monument, she described the moment as “very healing,” as it took place amidst her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. Her solitary pose became iconic, symbolizing the loneliness she later expressed in public

GROUP IDENTIFICATION

same as the type of caption identification bar, this types only used if the image contains more than one person.

Prince William and Princess Kate pose together at the Taj Mahal during their official visit to India in 2016.

QUOTE

this type of caption contains quotes from someone’s words related to picture.