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We meet again! how are you? I hope all is well. Now we enter the new material, namely, Caption. Yes, the caption I like is on that ig. Curious? let's discuss.

WHAT IS A CAPTION?

Caption text is a short text that is used to complete an image. Caption text appears usually under pictures, photos, graphics, posters and even tables.

The short text serves to describe what is in the image. Captions are usually also used to emphasize the content of an article, essay or report.

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In writing captions, it is very important to choose words that can make the reader interested in seeing the content of the article, essay or report. Therefore, copywriting is very important, especially in social media.

Captions can also come in two languages, one in the mother tongue and the second in a second language. For example Indonesian and English. If you view an image without captions, it may feel like watching something without hearing the sound.

We cannot know what the picture is trying to convey, so we can only interpret the meaning of the picture ourselves.

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TYPES of CAPTIONS

1. Identification

This type of caption text is usually used to describe or identify everyone in the photo, but does not explain a story. The focus on this type of identification text caption is on clarity.

2. Group Caption

Group Captions are usually used to describe multiple images. This caption should have at least two sentences per image and include a quote whenever possible. Group captions must be clear about which image each caption describes.

3. Story Telling Caption

Story-telling captions are the ideal type of caption and can be used whenever possible. This type of caption will tell a story behind the image. Using this type of caption will usually be more interesting to read.

4. Summary

For the type of caption summary, it usually contains an explanation of the subject in the picture, the activities carried out in the picture, the time of the incident, the location of the incident and the reason why the activity was carried out.

5. Quote

Quote caption means containing a quote from someone in the picture.

6. Cutline

Cutline type captions are the ones most often found in pictures and writings on newspapers and media, both offline and online. The caption cutline describes the subject in the image and what the subject is doing.

7. Expanded

the type of expanded caption is the type of caption that has the most complete information. In accordance with the name of the type, this expanded caption text is a development of the previous text, especially from the summary caption.

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ELEMENTS OF CAPTION LANGUAGE

Caption text in English can actually be written using any sentence, but it is better for caption text to be written in simple present tense sentences. This is because simple present tense sentences are easier for readers to understand, so the message will be easily conveyed.

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GENERIC STRUCTURE CAPTION TEXT

• Title
• Lead
• Section heading

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Caption Characteristics

• 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.

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Language Features

• Noun Phrase for a thing, a person, an animal, a location, etc. which is focused on, with or without a, the, this, those, my, their, etc.
• Verb Phrase dealing picture/photograph/graph/chart
• Spelling, punctuation, and handwriting

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TIPS TO WRITE CAPTIONS:

• Do not begin with the words a, an, or the.

• Use present tense to describe action in a photo.

• Give readers information they cannot get from just looking at a photo.

• A caption should complete the photo. The reader should not have to look at the story, but should want to look at the story.

• Write captions so they go from specific to general or general to specific.

• Do not begin a caption with names.

• When identifying members of a group, write “from left,” not “from left to right.”

• “Above” and “pictured here” are unnecessary.

• Captions should not repeat information contained in the lead.

• Name people only if they are important to the picture.

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EXAMPLE of CAPTION:

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That's my explanation, if there are mistakes, please forgive me. Thank you for your attention.😃