crosstitle

Crosstitle is a term that appears in discussions of information design, publishing, and metadata. It combines cross- with title and is used to describe a title element intended to connect related content across formats, languages, or sections.

Because crosstitle is not widely standardized, its exact meaning varies by domain. In publishing and document design, a crosstitle may refer to a secondary or cross-reference title that accompanies the main title, signaling a link to related topics or different representations of the same work. In bibliographic and cataloging contexts, it can denote an alternative or translated title that maps to the same work to aid discovery across language editions or catalog records. In user interfaces, a crosstitle might be a compact label that persists across a navigation area to indicate the overarching topic of linked pages.

Implementation aspects include how crosstitle is presented (placement relative to the main title, typography), how it is stored in metadata (as an alternate title field, or as cross-link data), and how it participates in search and navigation (searchable fields, cross-link generation).

The lack of standard definition means usage tends to be documented in project style guides rather than formal standards. See also cross-reference, alternate title, translation title, and metadata architecture.