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There are several criteria for a good caption. A good caption: clearly identifies the subject of the picture, without detailing the obvious; is succinct; establishes the picture's relevance to the article; provides context for the picture; draws the reader into the article. Different people read articles in different ways.
It's hard to write a full sentence caption that doesn't fulfill at least one other goal of a good caption, and with that in mind, a full sentence is a good place to start. Keep in mind that captions are wiki text just like the articles - they're always subject to improvement! -- ke4roh 19:24, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)
Editors should structure articles with consistent, reader-friendly layouts and formatting (which are detailed in this guide). Where more than one style or format is acceptable under the MoS, one should be used consistently within an article and should not be changed without good reason. Edit warring over stylistic choices is unacceptable. [b]
This project reviews and improves captions, below are some examples of improvements to pages through improved captions, following listing on this page. Bryce Canyon National Park (before), following review -> Bryce Canyon National Park; Humpback Whale (before), following review -> Humpback Whale
This page advises on article layout and style, and on making an article clear, precise and relevant to the reader. You can post questions about English grammar and usage at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. If you want to read some of Wikipedia's finest articles, have a look at Wikipedia:Featured articles.
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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. [1] [2] [3] The caption is usually placed directly below the image.