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Byline

Text Layout Features

This tells the reader who wrote the piece.

Numbering

Heading / Title

Used to list items in a particular order

A title tells you the general topic of a text.

They are often in block capitals, bold font, larger font or underlined.

Bullet Points

Can also be used to number sections of a text (subheading)

EXAMPLE

Logo

Used to list items

They separate information and break up a text

They help you to scan and identify key information

The three largest countries in the world are:

1) Russia

2) USA

3) Canada

A text might include the logo of the company or organisation that the text is about / from.

Be aware that they are not the same as images / pictures.

EXAMPLE

The main political parties in the UK are:

  • Conservative
  • Labour
  • Scottish National Party
  • Liberal Democrats

Subheading / Subtitle

Images / Pictures

They are used to identify the specific topic of a part of a text

They break texts down into chunks

Help to skim and scan

They are often in bold font, underlined, italics, block capitals and questions

Italics

They Illustrate the main purpose/ theme/ topic of a text

Explain things in clearer way

Make information visual

Highlight key words

Show important information

Name film / book /text e.g.

"The novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens."

Sometimes used to make quotes stand out e.g. The manager said "We were unlucky with that penalty decision."

Bold Font

Type of Font

Highlights key words

Often used for headings/ headlines/titles and subheadings

Catches readers eyes

Underlining

Different types of font may be used to make certain parts of texts stand out.

This is most common for headings and subheadings.

EXAMPLE

The headings or subheadings of a text may be underlined to take them stand out

Key words might also be underlined

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carole

Captions

Examples

Captions are found with a picture/ image

They give a brief description of what the picture is showing

Heading

Heading

Block Capitals

Text Box

Heading

They are used to separate information from the main text.

Used to make words stand out

Grab reader’s attention

Often used for headlines/ titles/ headings

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