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Caption text punctuation: Full stops always necessary at the end? Most of the answers to this question will depend on the specific style guide you're using Some will specify periods in all cases, and some will disallow periods entirely (in which case you can't use a multiple-sentence caption)
Full Stops in Titles, Headings Captions | Grammar Tips In fact, guidelines will sometimes indicate the need for full stops after figure captions when they do not call for full stops after table headings When figure captions run on to more than one sentence, a full stop should be used after each sentence, including the last one
Should figure captions have punctuation? - MassInitiative Writers should always use a full stop at the end of a full sentence, or if the text reads better with a full stop (with the exception of non-paragraph text as discussed below)
How to Punctuate Captions - BusinessWritingBlog Kristi’s caption needs a period (full stop) at the end because it’s a sentence If she had written just a phrase or clause, she would need no period: Drivers Bill Long and Joy Rae Craig logging on to the new system
captions | Communication Standards | NREL You don't need a period at the end of a caption unless there is additional text below the caption such as a figure note or the caption includes multiple complete sentences For information about figure captions, see figures See also photo, image, and video credits
Full stops - Style Manual Full stops do not go after: captions and titles Use correct punctuation in government social media You don’t need a full stop if your post ends in: a sentence fragment In government text messages, use correct punctuation and grammar to avoid ambiguity Correct writing shows people that the text is authoritative and trustworthy
How to write a figure caption - International Science Editing Figure captions should be standalone, i e , descriptive enough to be understood without having to refer to the main text Effective captions typically include the following elements: a declarative title that summarises the result or major finding of the data you are presenting in the figure;
Tips Figure Captions - Santa Clara University Figures should be numbered using the order in which they appear in a text (Typically in bold font) figure title informs the viewer what they should learn from the graph or figure This should not be a full sentence or a statement of the axis titles; rather, it should provide context for the figure (Typically in bold font)
Library Guides: Chicago Style Library Guide: Captions Commit to either full sentences with appropriate punctuation in the caption or incomplete sentences with no closing punctuation Illustration numbers (e g , Figure 3, Plate 1) should be followed by a period, a space, then the caption