speech bubbles
Comic dialogue frames
Speech bubbles are the outlined shapes in comics and cartoons that contain a character's words or thoughts.
The bubble's tail points to the speaker.
Thought bubbles typically have a cloud-like border with smaller circles trailing toward the thinker.
In digital communication, speech bubbles appear in messaging apps to frame each text: The speech bubbles on my phone show who said what.
- comic stripSerialized newspaper cartoon panels
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- word balloonComic panel dialogue container
- calloutPublic accusation or summons
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
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Illustrated internal monologue containers
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Conveying meaning through images
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