Label text

Short text identifying an object or category appears.

Visual traits

• short identifying text
• relation to an object or category

Expected changes

• Short text identifying an object or category is more likely to appear

Definition

Label text is a short text area that identifies an object, field, category, or similar item. It does not determine specific content, language, placement, typeface, container, UI, or legal notice.

In more detail

It concerns short identifying text. It is distinct from an explanatory caption, a heading separating body text, body text read continuously, and a title for a whole work.

Includes

• A short text area that identifies an object, field, category, or similar item

Excludes

• Specific content, language, placement, typeface, container, UI, or legal notice

What this does not imply

• Specific content, language, placement, typeface, container, UI, or legal notice

Variability

Text amount, position, relation to the object, and text appearance can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it as short text identifying an object or category

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify content, language, placement, typeface, and container separately

Typical uses

• Add a short identifying label to an image

Possible failure modes

• It becomes fixed as a caption, heading, body text, or title