The line of type positioned above the main body text on a book or journal page, traditionally containing the book title, chapter title, and the page number. In traditional bookwork, it serves as a navigational guide for the reader and helps the binder verify that folded signatures are in the correct sequence. It is distinct from a chapter heading or news headline, functioning instead as a structural element of the page layout.
Heard on the job
Check the margins on the galleys to make sure the headlines clear the body text by at least two picas.
Also heard as
- running head