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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 and Captions - Proof-Reading-Service. com 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) Use a question mark at the end of a question
Why do so many papers dislike the use of full stops to end figure and . . . If you think of it that way, then it makes sense that you should not end the caption with a period For longer figure captions, those are sometimes written in sentence-fragment form (or at least can be), and since it's then not a full sentence, a period doesn't really need to be there
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
Figure Caption Guidelines Essential Components - 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)
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
style - Dot after figure title? - Writing Stack Exchange If you're talking about only the caption of a figure table picture, all of the documentation I've worked with does have a dot, but only after the number: Figure 1 References I do technical writing frequently for my job, and this is the most common way I've seen captions noted
Tables, Figures and Text: Presenting your Results in a Scientific . . . - KTH Tables and figures complement what you write in the text What? Why? Present exact data Large amounts of data Present text (like in this table!) But remember Just because there are several types of figures to choose from, you don’t have to use them all! • Give an overall picture first, detail