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Dek vs Standfirst - What's the difference?

dek | standfirst | Synonyms |

Standfirst is a synonym of dek.



As nouns the difference between dek and standfirst

is that dek is the subhead of a news story while standfirst is explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.

dek

English

Alternative forms

* deck

Noun

(en noun)
  • (journalism, slang) The subhead of a news story.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    standfirst

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.

    • Synonyms

    * kicker (US), sub-heading, sub-hed, dek, deck