How Do You Identify Text Features

Text features include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. These include the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams.

Where do you see text features?

The most common text features of a book include the table of contents, the index, headings, captions, bold words, illustrations, photographs, the glossary, labels, graphs, charts, and diagrams. Many of these text features can also be found in newspapers, magazines, or individual articles.

What are the 3 most important text features?

• Titles. Titles are headings that give us an idea of what the text is about before we even read it. …
• Table of contents. …
• Index and Glossary. …
• Headings/ Subtitles. …
• Sidebars. …
• Pictures and captions. …
• Labeled diagrams. …
• Charts and graphs.