# tagline

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,992

## Definitions
1. The punch line of a joke.
2. An advertising slogan.
3. A pithy quotation habitually appended to a signature in email, newsgroups, etc.
4. A line attached to a draft of cargo or a container to provide control and minimize pendulation of cargo during lifting operations.
5. A light rope attached to an object being hoisted by a crane, used to guide it while lifting or lowering.
6. Synonym of subheadline.

## Etymology
From tag + line.

## Easily confused with
- **Tallinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tagline-vs-tallinn)
- **tailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tagline-vs-tailing)
- **tagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tagging-vs-tagline)

## Common misspellings (10)
`atgline`, `taggline`, `tagilne`, `taglien`, `taglinne`, `taglline`, `taglnie`, `talgine`, `tgaline`, `ttagline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tagline