Captions add information and context to your images. Image Blocks, Gallery Blocks, and many templates’ Gallery Pages have built-in caption options.
Captions don’t have their own style tweaks. Instead, they follow the font and color tweaks for the body text and headers on your site. For example, if you set your body text to green, captions below Grid Gallery Blocks will be green.
How you can style an image’s caption depends on where it is and how it’s set to display:
- Caption below - The text displays on the page, below the image.
- Caption overlay - The text displays over the image. It either always displays or only displays on hover.
- Lightbox caption overlay - When you click an image that is lightbox-enabled, it appears in a popup. The caption appears over the image. It either always displays or only displays on hover.
In most templates, blocks and Gallery Pages follow the same general style rules for image captions. This guide covers these rules and exceptions.
Before you begin
- With the exception of some Image Block layouts, captions typically follow the font and color tweaks for the body text and headers on your site.
- Each template has its own tweak names. For example, in Adirondack, the tweak that controls the body text font is called Text. In Skye, it’s called Body.
- Some templates only have one tweak that controls all header colors or all header fonts. In those cases, captions that follow specific header styles (like Header 3) will follow the general header tweak.
- Fonts and colors have separate tweaks.
If you’re having difficulty, we recommend experimenting on a test page:
- Create a Regular Page in the Not Linked section of your navigation.
- Add a Text Block that contains Header 1, Header 2, Header 3, and body text (You’ll need at least four lines of text).
- Use the Style Editor to give each of these a distinct font and color.
- Then look at your caption to see how it’s changed.
Image Block
Most Image Block layouts support a title and subtitle with their own style settings. These are the same across all templates. Learn more about the Poster, Card, Overlap, Collage, and Stack layouts.
For the Inline layout, captions can display below the image, as an overlay, or as a lightbox overlay. See the sections below for style rules for each.
Caption below
In most templates, for captions that display below the Image Block:
- Font: Follows body text
- Color: Follows body text
- Size: Not adjustable
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Exceptions |
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| Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden | Size: Follows body text |
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Five |
Font is always black and uppercase |
| Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi | Size: Follows body text |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Font, color, and size: Follows the Image & Gallery Block Captions tweak |
| York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, Shibori | Size: Follows body text |
Caption overlay
In most templates, for captions that display over the Image Block when it's displaying on the page:
- Font: Follows body text
- Color: Always gray
- Size: Not adjustable
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Exceptions |
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Five |
Font is always uppercase |
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Pacific |
Color: Follows the Meta Color tweak |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Font: Follows the Image & Gallery Block Captions tweak |
Lightbox overlay
In most templates, for captions that display over the Image Block while in a lightbox pop-up:
- Font: Follows body text
- Color: Always white
- Size: Not adjustable
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Exceptions |
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Adirondack |
Font: Not adjustable |
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Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden |
Font: Not adjustable |
| Five | Size: Follows body text |
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Flatiron |
Color: Follows body text |
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Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi |
Font: Not adjustable |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Font: Follows the Excerpt tweak |
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Tremont, Camino, Carson, Henson |
Font: Not adjustable |
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Wexley |
Size: Follows body text |
Grid Gallery Block
Grid Gallery Block captions can display below the image, or as a lightbox overlay.
Caption below
In all templates, for captions that display below Grid Gallery Block images:
- Font: Follows body text
- Color: Follows body text
- Size: Not adjustable
Lightbox overlay
In most templates, for captions that display over Grid Gallery Block images while in a lightbox popup:
- Title font: Follows Header 1
- Title color: Always white
- Title size: Follows body text
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Always white
- Description size: Follows body text
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Exceptions |
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Adirondack |
Title size: Not adjustable |
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Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden |
Title size: Not adjustable |
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Five |
Title size: Follows Header 1 |
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Flatiron |
Description color: Follows body text |
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Galapagos |
Title color: Follows Header 1 Note: Enable Custom Headings in the Style Editor |
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Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi |
Title color: Follows Header 1 |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Title font: Follows the List Title tweak Note: List Title and Title Color tweaks are only available when viewing a Blog Page. |
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Tremont, Camino, Carson, Henson |
Description font: Not adjustable |
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York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, Shibori |
Title color: Follows Header 1 |
Tip: In some templates, the Title Color tweak also affects blog post titles. To ensure visibility, your Title Color should be different than your site's background color.
Slideshow Gallery Block
Slideshow Gallery Block captions can only display as an overlay.
Caption overlay
In most templates, for captions that display over the Slideshow Gallery Block:
- Title font: Follows body text
- Title color: Always white
- Title size: Not adjustable
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Always white
- Description size: Not adjustable
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Exceptions |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Title font: Follows body text |
Stack Gallery Block
Stack Gallery Block captions can only display below the image. In most templates:
- Title font: Follows Header 3
- Title color: Follows Header 3
- Title size: Follows Header 3
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Follows body text
- Description size: Follows body text
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Exceptions |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Title color: Follows the Body Gallery Block Title tweak |
Tip: Enable Custom Headings in the Style Editor to style Galapagos headers.
Carousel Gallery Block
Carousel Gallery Blocks don’t display captions.
Gallery Page
Every template has a built-in Gallery Page. Many templates use a standard Gallery Page, which can display either as a slideshow or grid. Others have unique Gallery Pages.
Unique Gallery Pages
These templates have unique (template-specific) Gallery Pages. Use the links below to review each template’s Gallery Page guide. If your template isn’t listed here, it has a standard Gallery Page.
- Flatiron
- Forte
- Ishimoto
- Momentum
- Montauk, Julia, Kent, Om
- Supply
- Tremont, Camino, Carson, Henson
- Wells
- Wexley
Standard Gallery Pages
In most templates with standard Gallery Pages:
Grid format:
- Title font: Follows Header 1
- Title color: Always white
- Title size: Follows body text
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Always white
- Description size: Follows body text
Slideshow format:
- Title font: Follows body text
- Title color: Always white
- Title size: Not adjustable
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Always gray
- Description size: Not adjustable
- Note: The body text tweak adjusts the space between the title and description.
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Exceptions |
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Grid format |
Slideshow format |
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Adirondack |
Title font: Not adjustable |
Title font: Follows Header 1 Note: Always displays at the top and centered |
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Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden |
Title size: Not adjustable |
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Five |
Title size: Follows Header 1 |
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Galapagos |
Title color: Follows Header 1 Note: Enable Custom Headings in the Style Editor |
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Marquee, Adversary, Alex, Eamon, Ginger, Mint, Shift |
Title font: Follows body text |
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Native |
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Note: Always displays at the top |
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Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi |
Title color: Follows Header 1 |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Title font: Follows the List Title tweak Note: List Title and Title Color tweaks are only available when viewing a Blog Page. |
Title font: Follows the List Title tweak Note: List Title and Title Color tweaks are only available when viewing a Blog Page. |
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York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, Shibori |
Title font: Follows Header 1 |
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Project Pages
The Project Page is a template-specific portfolio layout, available in the York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, and Shibori templates. On Project Pages, the image title and description text display on the page beside or below the image.
Use the tweaks in the Project: Fonts section of the Style Editor to style the text of your image title and descriptions. You can also scale the fonts to control how they display.
Instagram Block
The Instagram Block supports captions for the Slideshow and Stacked designs, and in the Grid design when viewed in a lightbox.
Stacked
Stacked captions below each image. In all templates:
- Caption font: Follows body text
- Caption color: Follows body text
- Caption size: Follows body text
Slideshow
Slideshow captions display as an overlay, either always or on hover. In all templates:
- Caption font: Follows body text
- Caption color: Always white
- Caption size: Not adjustable
Grid
Grid captions display in the lightbox overlay. In most templates:
- Caption font: Follows body text
- Caption color: Always white
- Caption size: Follows body text
Exceptions
The caption font and caption size aren't adjustable in these templates:
- Adirondack
- Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden
- Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi
Summary Block
The Summary Block supports captions for all its designs (Wall, List, Carousel, Grid).
In all templates:
- Title size, Description size, and Meta size is not adjustable
- Description font: Follows body text
- Description color: Follows body text
- Title color: Varies by template, see the list below
In most templates:
- Meta 1 and 2 font: Follows body text
- Meta 1 and 2 color: Follows body text
- Title font: Follows body text
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Exceptions |
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Adirondack |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Avenue |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Aviator, Aubrey, Encore |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Brine, Aria, Basil, Burke, Cacao, Clay, Ethan, Fairfield, Feed, Foster, Greenwich, Hatch, Heights, Hunter, Hyde, Jaunt, Juke, Keene, Lincoln, Maple, Margot, Marta, Mentor, Mercer, Miller, Mojave, Moksha, Motto, Nueva, Polaris, Rally, Rover, Sofia, Sonny, Sonora, Thorne, Wav, West |
Title color: Follows body text |
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Farro, Haute |
Title color: Follows body text |
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Five |
Title color: Follows the Body Link tweak Gallery and Blog:
Events:
Products:
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Flatiron |
Title color: Follows the Link Color tweak |
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Forte |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak |
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Galapagos |
Title color: Follows the Link Color tweak |
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Ishimoto |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak |
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Marquee, Adversary, Alex, Eamon, Ginger, Mint, Shift |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Momentum |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Montauk, Julia, Kent, Om |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Native |
Title font: Follows Header 1 |
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Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi |
Title font: Follows the Summary Block Title Font tweak |
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Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Title font: Follows the List Title tweak |
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Supply |
Title color: Follows the Link Color tweak |
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Tremont, Camino, Carson, Henson |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak Gallery and Blog:
Events:
Products
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Wells |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak |
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Wexley |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak |
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York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, Shibori |
Title color: Follows the Body Link Color tweak Gallery and Blog:
Event:
Products:
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