What are text features and give examples?

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Text features are the parts of a text designed to help you locate information, understand structure, and grasp main ideas without reading every word. They include elements that organize content and guide your reading: headings indicate the topic of sections, bold type or italics highlight important terms, captions explain images, graphs and charts show data visually, sidebars offer quick facts or examples without interrupting the main text, a glossary defines key terms, and hyperlinks connect you to related information in digital texts. This combination makes it easier to skim, find details, and see how ideas connect. Footnotes and margins aren’t the main set of features that support understanding, focusing only on color isn’t enough to describe how text features help, and page numbers and chapter titles are useful for navigation but don’t capture the full range of features that aid comprehension.