CAPTION TEXT

CAPTION TEXT

 1. What is caption text?

Caption is text that appears below an image.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, all text—for visually impaired readers—should be added to informative (but not purely decorative) images.

2. What function of caption text?

The fungction of caption is helping reader or viewers to understand more information that might not be in photos or videos. The purpose of caption text is to help reader understand information that may not be in the text.

3. Generic structure of caption text

So, the generic structure of caption
1) the tittle
2) the lead
3) section headings

Example :