Face-up

Face-up
A face-up Monster Card, "Dark Magician"
Japanese	表 (おもて) 側 (がわ) 表 (ひょう) 示 (じ)
Japanese (ruby)	おもてがわひょうじ
Japanese (base text)	表側表示
Japanese (romanized)	omotegawa hyōji
English	face-up
Other names French: face recto German: offene Italian: scoperta Portuguese: com a face para cima Spanish: boca arriba Korean: 앞면 표시 (? 面表示) ammyeon pyosi Traditional Chinese: 表側表示 biǎocè biǎoshì / biu2 zak1 biu2 si6 Simplified Chinese: 表侧表示 biǎocè biǎoshì

Face-up (表 (おもて) 側 (がわ) 表 (ひょう) 示 (じ) omotegawa hyōji) is a position in which the card face is visible. A card that is face-up on the field or the top of the Deck or that is banished face-up may be freely examined by either player at any time. This is the opposite of face-down.

Continuous Effects only apply while the card is face-up on the field. Many cards must be face-up on the field to activate their effects.