Caption text Part 1


Caption is a short text above or below an image in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the image or explains what the person in it did or said.

Caption social function

 Captions have a social function, namely to provide basic information about an object. Even though it's short, writing a caption can't be arbitrary. It takes language that is interesting but still informative so that what is in the picture can be conveyed properly.

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Caption writing structure 

is not written arbitrarily. There is a structure for writing captions so that what is in the picture is conveyed properly, namely:

- Opening 

    The opening (opener) is usually in an image written in a larger size to attract the attention of the reader.

- Content

     Content contains concise information to explain the image.

- Closing

     The closing section is usually in the form of additional information that has not been conveyed in the content.


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Example text caption in English Text caption about education :



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