Types of Headlines- a bit old fashioned
The following classification of newspaper headlines is based on my journalism notes. They are from the point of page layout.
Flush Left-Headlines that are aligned to the left margin of the page.
Step-A headline of two or three lines with the top one flushed to the left and the last one to the right.
Inverted Pyramid-Headline arranged in the form of an inverted pyramid.
Hanging Indention-Headline flushed to the right of the page, except the first line.
Kicker-Headline of two parts with one line in a smaller font size and in a different type family than the others.
Overline-Headline with a smaller supporting line aligned to the middle at the top.
Underline- Kicker in reverse.
Hammer-A kicker reversely arranged.Usually a Hammer has two or three words with bigger headline at the top.
Combination-A headline that combines any of the above types.
New Pattern-Headlines that combine new patterns and artwork.
Flush Left-Headlines that are aligned to the left margin of the page.
Step-A headline of two or three lines with the top one flushed to the left and the last one to the right.
Inverted Pyramid-Headline arranged in the form of an inverted pyramid.
Hanging Indention-Headline flushed to the right of the page, except the first line.
Kicker-Headline of two parts with one line in a smaller font size and in a different type family than the others.
Overline-Headline with a smaller supporting line aligned to the middle at the top.
Underline- Kicker in reverse.
Hammer-A kicker reversely arranged.Usually a Hammer has two or three words with bigger headline at the top.
Combination-A headline that combines any of the above types.
New Pattern-Headlines that combine new patterns and artwork.
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