Line #21 Main/TextTropes


1	Tropes that occur in media relating to how letters and symbols appear, from UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} to title text. [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules Text Formatting Rules for this site are here]].
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3	See also: ParaText.
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6	!!Tropes:
7	[[index]]
8	* AcquiredErrorAtThePrinter: A small mistake made by a printing service leads to large embarrassment for the customer.
9	* AllLowercaseLetters: the letters of an object or person are intentionally lowercase.
10	* AltText: Comic strips that often have context or an extra gag to go along with the comic.
11	* TheAnnotatedEdition: Books and other pieces of written text that have annotations for non-english speakers, or to justify certain additions to the text.
12	* AnthropomorphicTypography: Anthropomorphic letters, numbers, music notes, and other typography.
13	* TheBackwardsR: Placing a Cyrillic letter to denote a certain setting ("Я" to denote a Russian setting), regardless of context.
14	* BoldInflation: When writers misuse bold fonts to get the reader to see specific text as important to the story, but comes off as actively hampering the readers' experience.
15	* BossSubtitles: When an antagonist appears, a caption bearing their name and a brief description of them is briefly shown.
16	* CalculatorSpelling: Someone writes something (usually silly or inappropriate) by typing numbers on a calculator and turning it upside-down.
17	* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Capitalising words to make a news one.
18	* CapsLock: The key on the keyboard that lets you speak in '''ALL-CAPS.''' Use wisely.
19	* CensoredTitle: When the title of a work is censored for some reason.
20	* ClueFromEd: Comics feature footnotes explaining when mentioned events happened so that new comic readers who didn't read the earlier issues aren't left in the dark.
21	* ColonCancer: When too many colons are used in a work.
22	* ColorCodedSpeech: Using different colors of text or speech bubbles to differentiate between speakers.
23	* CountingToPotato: Someone counts in an incorrect or nonsensical manner by listing numbers out of order or substituting numbers with random words.
24	* DiagonalBilling
25	* DoubleX
26	* DramaticEllipsis
27	* DubText
28	* EmphasizeEverything
29	* EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped: When the characters are speaking a foreign language and have subtitles translating their dialogue, eventually the translator just gives up.
30	* ExpoLabel: A very obvious and/or extremely specific label, so the audience knows exactly what the labelled thing does.
31	* FanSub
32	* FlavorText
33	* UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}}
34	* FontAnachronism
35	* FootnoteFever: Excessive[[labelnote:1]]and very frequent [[/labelnote]]use of footnotes[[labelnote:2]]like this [[/labelnote]]in text[[labelnote:3]]or parody thereof.[[/labelnote]]
36	* ForeignLookingFont: English text in a style that resembles a non-Roman alphabet, to make it clear this is a foreign land but without requiring the audience to know how to read the language.
37	* TheForeignSubtitle
38	* FreezeFrameIntroduction: Characters get introduced with a still frame and a label with their character name.
39	* FunWithAlphabetSoup: Soup that can be used in place of writing.
40	* FunWithSubtitles: The translating subtitles are used in a humorous manner.
41	* GagSub: The subtitles used for a work are made funnier by not even trying to accurately translate the foreign dialogue.
42	* HeavyMetalUmlaut
43	* InSceneTitleText
44	* InteractiveFiction
45	* KeywordsConversation
46	* LeetLingo: Using numbers and symbols to spell words.
47	* LetXBeTheUnknown: The letter X is used to represent mysteriousness.
48	* Letters2Numbers: Using numbers as a substitute 4 letters.
49	* LuckyCharmsTitle
50	* [[{{Magick}} Magic]]'''[[{{Magick}} k]]'''
51	* MyspeldRokband: A rock band has a name that is intentionally misspelled.
52	* NoPunctuationPeriod
53	* NoteFromEd
54	* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe
55	* OnscreenChapterTitles
56	* OpeningScroll
57	* PartiallyConcealedLabelGag: A character misjudges the meaning of a sign/label due to parts of it being covered from their sight.
58	* PhantasySpelling
59	* PictorialLetterSubstitution: Replacing a letter (or part of a letter) with an image of something else with a similar shape.
60	* PopUpTrivia
61	* PunctuationChangesTheMeaning
62	* PunctuationShaker: Exo'tic n'ames sou'nd be'tter whe'n sprin'kle'd g'enerou'sly wi'th a'postrop'hes.
63	* RainbowSpeak: '''[[blue:I]][[red:m]][[pink:p]][[blue:o]][[red:r]]t[[red:a]][[gold:n]]t [[purple:w]][[blue:o]][[red:r]][[green:ds]]''' are '''[[pink:highlighted]]''' in different '''[[gold:c]][[blue:o]][[green:l]][[blue:o]][[red:r]][[green:s]]'''.
64	* RandomlyReversedLetters
65	* ReadTheFinePrint
66	* RealityHasNoSubtitles: For realism, a work does not feature any translation for characters speaking foreign languages.
67	* RedAndWhiteComedyPoster
68	* ScareQuotes
69	* ScrollingText
70	* SpeakingInPanels
71	* SpeechBubbles: Comics tend to have character dialogue in white bubbles that have tails pointing at which characters are saying the dialogue.
72	* SpeechBubbleCensoring: Speech bubbles are used to censor nudity.
73	* SpeechBubblesInterruption: Speech bubbles covering up other text.
74	* SpiceUpTheSubtitles: For whatever reason, translators choose to make the subtitles more profane than the actual language that was used.
75	* SubbingVersusDubbing: The debate on whether it's better to translate a foreign work by adding subtitles translating the dialogue or by having the work dubbed over by actors speaking the language of the country the work is being localized for.
76	* SubtitlesAreSuperfluous: The pitfalls that may come from the decision to give a video game subtitles or to not bother with them.
77	* SymbolSwearing: Depicting the !@%&#$ing swearing in symbols rather than text.
78	* TextParser
79	* {{Textplosion}}: A comic's panels are suddenly filled with text before reverting to illustrations.
80	* ThinkingTheSameThought
81	* TrickedIntoSigning
82	* ThinkInText
83	* ThoughtCaption
84	* TitleIn
85	* TranslationPunctuation
86	* TypesetInTheFuture: Eurostile, Microgamma, Bank Gothic and similar fonts are used to make it clear this is the future.
87	* UnconventionalFormatting
88	* UnreadableDisclaimer
89	* UnreadablyFastText
90	* UnsoundEffect
91	* VisibleSilence
92	* WallOfBlather
93	* WallOfText
94	* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma
95	* {{Wingdinglish}}: ∧ ⊔∈<⊣∈‡≥∧⋄ ⋄∧≥⊏⊥∧⊏⊓ ∈⊢ ⊂∅∈⊣⊣⊓≥ ∈≥ ⊓≥⊏⋄∈⊢⊐ ⊂∈⊣⊐ ⊂⊓∈∅> ⊢⋃≤⋁‡⋄⊢ ∧⊢ ⊔‡≥⊣.[[labelnote:*]]A fictional language is written in English with weird symbols as font.[[/labelnote]]
96	* WrittenRoar
97	* WrittenSoundEffect: Onomatopoeia is used for actions that can't really be heard.
98	* XMakesAnythingCool
99	* XtremeKoolLetterz
100	[[/index]]

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