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[[File:Hieroglyph-grain.jpg|thumb|Hieroglyph for "grain" (see [[Pefsu problem]]), which resembles a speech balloon.]]'''Speech balloons''' (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books | [[File:Hieroglyph-grain.jpg|thumb|Hieroglyph for "grain" (see [[Pefsu problem]]), which resembles a speech balloon.]]'''Speech balloons''' (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in [[comics]], comic books, and cartoons to allow words (and much less often, pictures) to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic. | ||
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Revision as of 09:17, 31 May 2016
Hieroglyph for "grain" (see Pefsu problem), which resembles a speech balloon.
Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comics, comic books, and cartoons to allow words (and much less often, pictures) to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic.
Description
There is often a formal distinction between the balloon that indicates thoughts and the one that indicates words spoken aloud.
The balloon that conveys subjective thoughts is often referred to as a thought bubble.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Speech balloon @ Wikipedia
