CAPTION

 ᥴꫝꪖρ𝕥ꫀ𝕣 𝟚 ᥴꪖρ𝕥ⅈꪮꪀ

•Definition of caption

Acording to the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, caption is brief text over or under a picture in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying.

A 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.

While citing Vocabulary.com, a caption is a brief description accompanying an illustration. Caption is a short description that accompanies the illustration.

Caption in the form of additional information which is usually located under the image or photo. Usually the caption only consists of a few words or sentences.

Captions can be found in magazines, books, television, social media, and the internet.

Quoting the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture's Learning Resources, the caption is the part that shows the dialogue and description of a situation that is at the bottom of the screen of a movie or television show.

• Function

Provide Information to Complete The Picture: The function of the caption in English is to provide additional information and complete a photo. So, we can't just insert a caption into the article and even make our readers don't understand.

Establish Credibility: In addition, the function of the caption in English is to add credibility, here, buddy!

Promote Better Engagement: Caption text also serves to make people interested in seeing the photo and understanding it.

• Tips To Write Caption

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.

• The structure 

of the caption text consists of :

5W (Who, What, Where, When, Why)

Credit

Linguistic Features

Present Tense: When writing caption text it is recommended to use the present tense because you will explain actual information and facts.

Active Voice: In addition, it is also recommended to use active voice because it is easier to understand than passive voice.

Credit: This is useful for explaining the identity of the photographer, such as his name and place of work.