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stagger head

stagger head

9.6
A headline with each line indented more to the right like steps
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : título escalonado
  • She formatted the heading as a stagger head, aligning each new line further to the right.

Examples

  • The designer used a stagger head to make the article title stand out on the page.

  • Many newspapers prefer a stagger head for feature stories to add visual interest.

  • A stagger head looks great.

  • Don't forget to add a stagger head!

  • Many newspapers prefer a stagger head for feature stories to add visual interest.

  • The designer used a stagger head to make the article title stand out on the page.

  • She formatted the heading as a stagger head, aligning each new line further to the right.

Synonyms

drop line
vsstagger head
  • Jargon
7.5

A headline where each line after the first is indented more to the right

is the same pattern but often written as one word
dropline
vsstagger head
  • Jargon
9.8

A newspaper or magazine headline with each line indented more to the right

is the same pattern but often written as two separate words
staggered head
vsstagger head
  • Specialized
9.5

A headline with the first line at the left edge and later lines moved to the right

is the same pattern but uses a different adjective choice
stephead
vsstagger head
  • Jargon
9.9

A headline with the first line at the left and each next line moved further to the right

is the same pattern but prefers a different root term
stepped line
vsstagger head
  • Jargon
8.4

A line of text with the first line at the left and each next line moved in

is the same pattern but uses a past participle form

Surface Forms

stagger head singular
stagger heads plural

Morphology

stagger + head

The meaning is compositionally related to the parts: 'stagger' (to offset/space items) plus 'head' (heading) allows a learner to infer a heading arranged in an offset or stepped way. However, the precise typographic convention described (top line flush left and subsequent lines progressively indented) is specialist formatting knowledge that a B1 learner may not predict from the words alone, so the relation is only partial.

Etymology

Stagger head may come from the picture of lines that seem to stagger to the right: head here means the 'headline', and each new line moves a little further in like small steps. That's why it means a 'headline' where the top line starts at the left and each following line is indented to make a stepped look.