Caption (text)

A caption is a short descriptive or explanatory text, usually one or two sentences long, which accompanies a photograph, picture, map, graph, pictorial illustration, figure, table or some other form of graphic content contained in a book or in a newspaper or magazine article.[1][2][3]

The caption is usually placed directly below the image. In technical writing, however, the caption is usually positioned above a table. In magazines and similar publications, a caption can be placed opposite the picture or sometimes on top of the picture itself.[4]

In technical writing, the caption usually contains the number of the figure or the table, as well as lengthy and complete details about the figure. The source of the information in a caption is usually cited at the end of it.[5]

References
  1. Caption - Cambridge Dictionary, retrieved 28 February 2023
  2. Tony Harcup (2014), A Dictionary of Journalism, Oxford University Press
  3. "Caption". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Amanda Hopkinson; Robin Lenman (2006), The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, Oxford University Press
  5. Joe Schall. "Captions for Figures and Tables". Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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