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The meaning under the text. Here's an example from Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/AnnieHall''. The subtext is directly under the text, in italic.

->HER: Hi!\\
''Oh, God, nobody cool says Hi.''\\
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HIM: Hello!\\
''I'd love to take her out. I hope my deodorant's working.''\\
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HER: Nice view.\\
''He's talking to me! And he'll hate my silly dress.''\\
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HIM: (Taking a furtive step toward her) Just look at the clouds over there.\\
''I've got to find out who she is.''\\
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HER: I'm Leslie ...\\
''What a stupid name. He'll hate it and hate me.''\\
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HIM: Neat dress.\\
''I just love her name.''

The example is about a sexual attraction, but there are tons of other things that it could be about, anything which is not being said out loud about a topic that is present in the context. Note, in particular, that subtext can be (and frequently is) [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic read into a work where none was actually intended by the author]].

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!!Tropes
[[index]]
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'''Categories:'''
+ InnuendoTropes
]
* FoeRomanceSubtext: Romantic/sexual subtext between enemies.
* HideYourLesbians: Subtextual lesbians.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Someone constantly states their heterosexuality to rebuff their gay subtext.
* HoYay: Unintentional or questionably intentional gay subtext. %%"Subtext" is just "buttsex" rearranged!
* HomoeroticSubtext: Intentional gay subtext.
* IncestSubtext: Incestuous subtext.
* NoYay: Squicky subtext, often of the sexual variety.
* QueerFlowers: Certain flowers convey gay subtext.
* RealitySubtext: When Real Life issues mirror the production, but don't significantly affect it.
* ThreesomeSubtext: Subtext about the possibility of a shared romantic and/or sexual relationship between three characters.
[[/index]]

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