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# Captions

Add short text captions on product images, with an optional ticker animation for promotional messages.


Captions are small text overlays placed on a product image. They are simpler than hotspots and annotations: there is no indicator, no anchored marker, and no shopper interaction other than an optional tooltip on hover. Use them for short context, promotional messages, or evergreen call-outs like "Free shipping over $50".

You can find captions under **Elements > Captions** in the LinkSpot admin. The internal page title is **Image Captions**.

## Create a caption

1. From the LinkSpot dashboard, click **Elements** in the top navigation.
2. Find the **Captions** card and click the add button.
3. Pick a product.
4. Pick an image.
5. The caption form opens.

Unlike hotspots and annotations, you do not click on the image to place the caption. Its position is set from the form.

## Configuration options

### Content

- **Text.** The main caption text. Up to 200 characters, supports markdown. Required.
- **Extra text (optional).** A supplemental note shown in a tooltip when the shopper hovers over the caption. Up to 200 characters.

### Ticker

- **Use ticker text** (toggle). When enabled, the caption animates as a continuous scrolling ticker across the image. Available in Growth plan.

### Style

- **Color scheme** (inherit, light, dark, custom). Defaults fall back to **Settings > Captions**.
- **Caption size** (extra small, small, default, large, larger).
- **Caption width** (only when the ticker is enabled; pick a percentage of the image width or use the default).

### Placement

- **Position** (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right). The default position is set in **Settings > Captions**.

## Global settings

LinkSpot has a **Settings > Captions** page that controls the defaults applied to every caption you create. Individual captions can override most of these from their own form; settings here are the fallbacks.

You can find them under **Settings > Captions** in the LinkSpot admin.

Available settings:

- **Caption default color scheme.** The color scheme applied to captions whose own color scheme is set to **inherit**.
- **Caption default size.** The default size used for captions (extra small, small, default, large, larger).
- **Caption default position.** The default placement on the image (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right).

Changes here apply to every caption in your shop on the next storefront render, unless a caption has an explicit override.

## Storefront behavior

Captions appear at the chosen position on the chosen image. With ticker mode enabled, the text scrolls continuously (the scroll direction is configured globally in **Settings > Captions**).

## Plan limits

- **Products with captions.**
- **Captions per image** (currently 1 across all plans).
- **Ticker** is available in Growth plan.