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This tutorial explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext. This is one of the most frequently asked questions. This is one of the most frequently asked questions. It describes options for specifying placement, alt text , captions, sizes and links, and contains advice about panoramas and avoiding image stackups.
If Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons both have an image with the specified name, the Wikipedia version is the one that will appear in the article. thumb is required in most cases; alt=A white dog in a harness playfully nuzzles a young boy Alt text is meant for those who cannot see the image; unlike the caption, it summarizes the image's appearance.
Wikipedia:Images – For an overview of images in Wikipedia; Help:Pictures; Wikipedia:Picture tutorial; Wikimedia Commons (Commons Main Page), a free multimedia repository, that you can use directly in Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. You can upload new images or use the stored ones.
image is the name of the image, abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not include the File: or Image: prefix, do not enclose the name in [[brackets]], but do remember to include the filename extension.
That means no tiny photos, no blurry photos, and no sets of 47 poses by your dog. The recommended format for photos is JPEG. Other acceptable formats are SVG, PNG, JPEG, XCF (GIMP), SXD (OpenOffice.org 1.x), and (since March 2009) TIFF files. Most images on Wikipedia are JPEGs, which is the default setting on most digital cameras.
Wikipedia:Picture of the day is an image which is automatically updated each day with an image from the list of featured pictures. The {} template produces the image shown above. Category:Wikipedia Picture of the day lists the different templates that can be used.
Also, the wiki software can change the display size of the images, so you do not need to re-upload a smaller version of the same image to use a smaller version in an article. See Wikipedia:Extended image syntax. There, you can learn how to use frames, control the placement in the article, and add captions! For more on captions, see Wikipedia ...
To use an image (or video, or audio file) on Wikipedia, it must first be uploaded. However, there are some important restrictions on what images Wikipedia can accept. This tutorial introduces you to the relevant rules and guidelines. To upload images, you will need to register an account. It's quick and free, and has many benefits