stephead
Definition
Noun: A stephead is a specific style of headline or title in typesetting and publishing. It is characterized by its first line being aligned flush to the left margin, with each subsequent line indented (moved to the right) relative to the line above it. This creates a visual "stepped" or staggered appearance down the right side of the text block.
Usage
The term is used primarily in editorial, design, and publishing contexts to describe a headline format. * The newspaper's style guide required a stephead for all major feature articles. * The designer chose a stephead to give the magazine layout a classic, structured feel.
Advanced Usage
- As a typographic instruction: An editor might instruct a typesetter to "set that headline as a stephead."
- Contrast with other styles: A stephead is often contrasted with a "flush-left head" (all lines flush left) or a "dropline head" (first line flush left, second line indented, third line flush left again).
Variants and Related Words
- Stepped head: A less common variant with the same meaning.
- Indented head: A more descriptive, generic term that could encompass a stephead.
- Headline (n): The general term for a heading, especially a large one in a newspaper or article.
Synonyms
- Indented headline
- Staggered head
- Stepped headline
Antonyms
- Flush-left head
- Centered head
- Justified head
Noun
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a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
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