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Overset text

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounCommon term

In graphic design, overset text means: Text that remains in a story but cannot fit into its available frames.

In Turkish: çerçeveye sığmayan metin

How it is used

Check overset text after edits, font changes or frame resizing.

Example sentences

  1. The Turkish translation created overset text in the final panel.

    The translation exceeds the space assigned to the story.

  2. We found overset text before exporting the conference programme.

    Unseen content can remain in the document while missing from output.

Common collocations

  • check for overset text
  • resolve overset text
  • body copyThe main, longer text of a design, such as paragraphs in a brochure or article, as opposed to headlines, captions and other short text.
  • layoutThe way text, images and other elements are arranged on a page, screen or poster, including their size, position and the space between them.

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