Face-up

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Face-up
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
Japanese (translated)	face-up-displayed
English	face-up
Other names French: face recto German: offene Italian: scoperta Korean: 앞면 표시 (? 面表示) Ammyeon Pyosi Portuguese: com a face para cima Spanish: boca arriba Traditional Chinese: 表側表示 Biǎocè Biǎoshì / Biu2 zak1 Biu2 si6

A face-up Monster Card

Face-up (表（おもて）側（がわ）表（ひょう）示（じ） Omotegawa Hyōji "face-up-displayed") 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 monster is face-up on the field. Many cards must be face-up on the field to activate their effects.