Jenis Jenis Caption dalam Bahasa Inggris

Untuk kalian jika sedang mendalami bahasa Inggris, ada sebuah teks perlu kalian pelajari dengan baik.  What is that? Nah, namanya adalah caption text. Ada yang tahu? Well, maka dari itu, Mimin akan membahas mengenai jenis-jenis caption dalam bahasa Inggris dalam ulasan kali ini. Simak penjelasannya sampai akhir ya!

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Pengertian 

Caption text adalah sebuah teks singkat bertujuan untuk melengkapi suatu gambar atau video dan sebagainya. Caption-text juga merupakan salah satu materi penting dalam bahasa Inggris. 

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Macam-Macam Bentuk 

Well sobat sekalian, berikut ini adalah jenis jenis caption text bahasa inggris perlu kalian ketahui dengan baik. Menjadi penting banget jika sobat seorang admin sosial media sebuah media misalnya. 

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Identification 

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Jenis caption text bahasa inggris ini selalu kita jumpai dalam foto dan video, di mana bertujuan untuk memberikan penjelasan dan mengidentifikasi setiap kejadian atau orang yang ada di dalam foto atau video. Berikut Mimin berikan beberapa contohnya.

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• The Indonesian National Football Team wins the match against Bahrain.
• Ole Romney celebrates beautifully after scoring the only goal against Bahrain in the 2026 World Cup Qualifications.

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Expanded

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Nah sobat sekalian, expanded caption adalah salah satu jenis caption bahasa inggris yang biasanya menjelaskan suatu informasi dengan lebih jelas, padat dan lengkap. Berikut Mimin berikan beberapa contohnya.

• The Bahrain National Team has just arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and will be immediately directed to the hotel that has been prepared by PSSI. Many media outlets were present at the airport to cover the atmosphere at the airport, especially considering several issues and comments that have occurred recently on social media about the Bahrain national team not wanting to play in Indonesia because of attacks by Indonesian netizens on their social media.
• The eighth President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto arrived at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (GBK) with several other officials to watch the match between the Indonesian National Team and Bahrain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying round three.

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Group Caption

Well, jenis caption group usually dipakai buat menjelaskan banyak gambar. Nah, biasanya keterangan ini setidaknya mempunyai dua kalimat pada setiap gambarnya dan juga memberikan kutipan apabila itu memungkinkan. Berikut contohnya.

• Idzez, Ridho, and Hubner looked solid tonight in the back line of the Indonesian national team's defense against Bahrain's attacks. The three of them remind us of the defensive trio of Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini who are undeniably the most important elements for the success of the Italian national team at Euro 2016 so far.
• In addition to Lyodra who also enlivened Pope Francis' holy mass at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium, there were also a number of Indonesian artists who were part of Pope Francis' apostolic visit to Indonesia, namely Chelsea Islan, Merry Riana, and Happy Salma. Chelsea Islan, Happy Salma, Nadia Mulya, and Merry Riana.

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Quote 

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Sesuai dengan namanya, quote caption pastinya berisi tentang quote atau kutipan disampaikan oleh orang yang ada di gambar atau video. Berikut contohnya.

• Everything we love tells us who we are– Thomas Aquinas.
• Death is the only thing we have in common–Mahmoud Darwish.
• If young people who have studied in school and consider themselves too high and smart to blend in with a society that works with hoes and only has simple ideals, then it is better that education is not given at all–Tan Malaka.
• It is not the lack of love, but the lack of friendship that makes a marriage unhappy–Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Cutline 

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Cutline caption adalah jenis keterangan yang paling sering ditulis dalam foto, surat kabar, media offline maupun online. Secara umum, Cutline menjelaskan topik fotografi dan topik apa yang dilakukan. Simak contohnya berikut ini.

• Finance Minister Sri Mulyani responded to the IHSG today and also the government bond auction, March 18, 2025.
• Martin Paes bids farewell to the Indonesian National Team today, Kluivert's staff praises him.

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Summary

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Caption ini biasanya berisi mengenai penjelasan subjek yang ada di gambar. Mulai dari kegiatan dilakukan pada gambar tersebut, waktu kejadian, hingga lokasinya. Berikut adalah contohnya.

• Tempo journalists documented a photo from a special burial site for Covid-19 victims on May 11, 2021.
• The Indonesian national football team is warming up before playing against Japan in GBK tonight.

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Story Telling 

Story-telling caption adalah jenis yang dapat digunakan kapan saja apabila memungkinkan. Jenis teks ini akan menceritakan tentang sebuah cerita di balik gambar.

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• Under the shade of the tree, time seemed to slow down. The pages of the book he held became a window into another world—one of adventure, love, and mystery. The sunlight dancing through the leaves seemed to accompany every word he read. He smiled slightly, as if he had found answers to questions he didn’t even know existed. Here, in a quiet corner of the park, he found the peace he had been searching for. 
• The chair had been with him for years. Once, it was where his grandchildren sat listening to stories of his youth. Now, though scratched and cracked on several sides, the chair still had a story to tell. With trembling but determined hands, his grandfather repaired it one nail at a time. For him, this was more than just fixing a chair—it was a way to keep memories alive. Each hammer blow was a prayer that the chair would continue to support the next generation.

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Nah, sobat sekalian itulah penjelasan dan contoh mengenai jenis-jenis caption text dalam bahasa Inggris. Semoga kalian bisa menerapkannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari ya. See you around.

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Ingin belajar bahasa inggris secara intens, yuk temukan tutornya di Interaksi sekarang juga!