caption (text)

{{Short description|Graphic device to add descriptive text to visuals}}

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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.{{Citation |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/caption |title=Caption - Cambridge Dictionary |access-date=28 February 2023}}{{Citation |title=A Dictionary of Journalism |year=2014 |author=Tony Harcup |publisher=Oxford University Press}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Caption|accessdate=28 February 2023}}

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.{{Citation |author1=Amanda Hopkinson |author2=Robin Lenman |title=The Oxford Companion to the Photograph |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}

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.{{Cite web |website=Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age |author=Joe Schall |url=https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c4_p12.html |title=Captions for Figures and Tables |access-date=28 February 2023}}[https://captionscraft.com/ Instagram Captions Craft]

Difference between Caption and Shayari (Poetry)

A caption is a short text with an image or post, giving context or adding fun. Shayari is a form of poetry in Urdu and Hindi that expresses deep feelings in a beautiful way. Captions are simple and direct, while shayari is artistic and emotional. [https://www.shayarkevichar.com/2023/03/what-is-difference-between-shayari-and.html Difference between Caption and Shayari briefly]