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This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images in your page, your wiki must have file uploads enabled and you have to [[Special:Upload|upload a file]].
 
This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images in your page, your wiki must have file uploads enabled and you have to [[Special:Upload|upload a file]].
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Note that wherever the <tt>File:</tt> prefix is used, the legacy <tt>Image:</tt> prefix is still supported as a synonym.
  
 
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|Embed image<br /> (with alt text)
 
|Embed image<br /> (with alt text)
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]
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[[File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]
 
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|Link to description page
 
|Link to description page
 
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<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg]]</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>[[:File:Example.jpg]]</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[:File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[:Image:Example.jpg]]<br />
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[[:File:Example.jpg]]<br />
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[[:Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]
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[[:File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]
 
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|-
 
|Link directly to file
 
|Link directly to file
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|Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption)
 
|Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption)
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[Image:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]
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[[File:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]
 
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|Border<br /> (100 pixels) <br /> Results in a very small gray border
 
|Border<br /> (100 pixels) <br /> Results in a very small gray border
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<!-- Note: because the fine gray border can not be seen when used on Image:Exaple.jpg (sunflowers image), an image with a white background is used -->
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<!-- Note: because the fine gray border can not be seen when used on File:Exaple.jpg (sunflowers image), an image with a white background is used -->
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example-white-bg.jpg|border|100px]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Example-white-bg.jpg|border|100px]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[Image:Example-white-bg.jpg|border|100px]]
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[[File:Example-white-bg.jpg|border|100px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Frameless<br />Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.
 
|Frameless<br />Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|frameless]]</nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|frameless]]</nowiki></code>
 
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[[Image:Example.jpg|frameless]]
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[[File:Example.jpg|frameless]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Syntax ==
 
== Syntax ==
 
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
 
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
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  <code><nowiki>[[Image:{name}|{options}]]</nowiki></code>
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  <code><nowiki>[[File:{name}|{options}]]</nowiki></code>
 
Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:
 
Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:
 
*<code>thumb</code>, <code>thumbnail</code>, <code>frame</code>, or <code>frameless</code>: Controls how the image is formatted
 
*<code>thumb</code>, <code>thumbnail</code>, <code>frame</code>, or <code>frameless</code>: Controls how the image is formatted
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|-
 
|-
 
|colspan=2|
 
|colspan=2|
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px]]</code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px]]</code>
 
('''no alignment specified''', or default alignment)
 
('''no alignment specified''', or default alignment)
 
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
 
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
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[[Image:Wiki.png|50px]]
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[[File:Wiki.png|50px]]
 
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
 
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''none''']]</code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''none''']]</code>
 
(specify alignment as '''none''')
 
(specify alignment as '''none''')
 
none none none none none none none none none none
 
none none none none none none none none none none
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[[Image:Wiki.png|50px|none]]
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[[File:Wiki.png|50px|none]]
 
none none none none none none none none none none
 
none none none none none none none none none none
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''center''']]</code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''center''']]</code>
 
center center center center center center center
 
center center center center center center center
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[[Image:Wiki.png|50px|center]]
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[[File:Wiki.png|50px|center]]
 
center center center center center center center
 
center center center center center center center
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''left''']]</code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''left''']]</code>
 
left left left left left left left left left left
 
left left left left left left left left left left
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[[Image:Wiki.png|50px|left]]
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[[File:Wiki.png|50px|left]]
 
left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left
 
left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left
 
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''right''']]</code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|</nowiki>50px|'''right''']]</code>
 
right right right right right right right right
 
right right right right right right right right
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[[Image:Wiki.png|50px|right]]
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[[File:Wiki.png|50px|right]]
 
right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right
 
right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right
 
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<pre>
 
<pre>
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:{filename}|{caption}
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File:{filename}|{caption}
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Image:{filename}|{caption}
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File:{filename}|{caption}
 
{...}
 
{...}
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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<pre>
 
<pre>
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Example.jpg|Item 1
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File:Example.jpg|Item 1
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Image:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
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File:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
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Image:Example.jpg
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File:Example.jpg
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Image:Example.jpg
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File:Example.jpg
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Image:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
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File:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
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Image:Example.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
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File:Example.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
 
is formatted as:
 
is formatted as:
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Example.jpg|Item 1
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File:Example.jpg|Item 1
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Image:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
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File:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
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Image:Example.jpg
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File:Example.jpg
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Image:Example.jpg
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File:Example.jpg
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Image:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
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File:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
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Image:Example.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
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File:Example.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  

Latest revision as of 04:02, 28 April 2014

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This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images in your page, your wiki must have file uploads enabled and you have to upload a file.

Note that wherever the File: prefix is used, the legacy Image: prefix is still supported as a synonym.

Description You type You get
Embed image
(with alt text)

[[File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

Sunflowers

Link to description page

[[:File:Example.jpg]]
[[:File:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

File:Example.jpg
Sunflowers

Link directly to file

[[Media:Example.jpg]]
[[Media:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

Media:Example.jpg
Sunflowers

Thumbnail
(centered, 100 pixels
wide, with caption)

[[File:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]

Sunflowers
Border
(100 pixels)
Results in a very small gray border

[[File:Example-white-bg.jpg|border|100px]]

Example-white-bg.jpg

Frameless
Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.

[[File:Example.jpg|frameless]]

Example.jpg

Syntax[edit]

The full syntax for displaying an image is: 

[[File:{name}|{options}]]

Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:

  • thumb, thumbnail, frame, or frameless: Controls how the image is formatted
  • left, right, center, none: Controls the alignment of the image on the page
  • baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom: Controls the vertical alignment of the image on the page
  • {width}px: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
  • Special cases:
    • page=1: Displays the specified page when showing a djvu file
  • link={destination}: Allows to link to an arbitrary title, URL or just nowhere (1.14+)
  • alt={alternative text}: For changing the alternative text (alt="") of an image (1.14+)

The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.

Frame[edit]

The following table shows the effect of all available frame types.

(See Mediawiki's help page.)

Size and Frame[edit]

Among different frame type, the effect of the size parameter may be different, as shown below.

(See Mediawiki's help page.)

Border and Frame[edit]

(See Mediawiki's help page.)

Alignment[edit]

[[File:Wiki.png|50px]] (no alignment specified, or default alignment) text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text Wiki.png text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

[[File:Wiki.png|50px|none]] (specify alignment as none) none none none none none none none none none none

Wiki.png

none none none none none none none none none none

[[File:Wiki.png|50px|center]] center center center center center center center

Wiki.png

center center center center center center center

[[File:Wiki.png|50px|left]] left left left left left left left left left left

Wiki.png

left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left

[[File:Wiki.png|50px|right]] right right right right right right right right

Wiki.png

right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right

Other files[edit]

You can link to an external file using the same syntax used for linking to an external web page.

  • [http://url.for/some/image.png]

Or with different text:

  • [http://url.for/some/image.png link text here]

If it is enabled on your wiki, you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the image's url:

  • http://url.for/some/image.png

Gallery of images[edit]

It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails only, not other images, with the <gallery> tag. The syntax is: 

<gallery>
File:{filename}|{caption}
File:{filename}|{caption}
{...}
</gallery>

Note that the image code is not enclosed in brackets when enclosed in gallery tags.
Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting.

for example: 

<gallery>
File:Example.jpg|Item 1
File:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
File:Example.jpg
File:Example.jpg
File:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
File:Example.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
</gallery>

is formatted as:

Parameters[edit]

The gallery tag itself takes several additional parameters: 

<gallery {parameters}> {images} </gallery>
  • caption={caption}: sets a caption on the gallery.
  • widths={width}px: sets the widths of the images.
  • heights={heights}px: sets the (max) heights of the images.
  • perrow={integer}: sets the number of images per row.

See also[edit]

External Link[edit]

Retrieved from "http://www.wplug.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Help:Images&oldid=4196"