Title text

Main-title text identifying a whole work or document appears.

Visual traits

• main title
• whole-work identification

Expected changes

• Main-title text identifying a whole work or document is more likely to appear

Definition

Title text is a text area containing the main title that identifies a whole work or document. It does not determine language, content, typeface, placement, author, medium, or subtitle.

In more detail

It concerns the main title of a whole work or document. It is distinct from a heading that separates body text, a label naming an item, body text read continuously, and a caption accompanying an object.

Includes

• A text area containing the main title that identifies a whole work or document

Excludes

• Language, content, typeface, placement, author, medium, or subtitle

What this does not imply

• Language, content, typeface, placement, author, medium, or subtitle

Variability

Text amount, position, text appearance, and hierarchy can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it as the main title identifying a whole work or document

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify language, content, typeface, placement, author, medium, and subtitle separately

Typical uses

• Add a main-title text area to an image

Possible failure modes

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