Running Title (Noun)
Meaning
The title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The running title at the top of the pages read 'A Brief History' to save space while the full title was 'A Brief History of the English Language'.
- The running title must be 40 characters or less, including spaces.
- The book's running title often included the main title words but excluded any subtitles.
- Format guidelines specified a maximum of 9 words and 60 characters including spaces for the running title at the top right of each page.
- Generally authors are instructed to use the book's primary title or a short adaptation thereof as the running title on every page except the first.