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image is a complete image placement specification as described in the Picture tutorial or at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax. The size should typically be set to 200px, and the image should be centred. Alt text should be included for visually impaired readers. caption is displayed below the image.
Most images should use [[File:Name|thumb|alt=Alt|Caption]] and not specify a size. The other details: are optional and; can be placed in any order, except for Caption that has to be the last parameter. Type thumb (or thumbnail; either can be followed by =filename), frame (or framed), or frameless. Displays the image with specific formatting ...
A template for adding a caption to a frameless image. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Image image 1 The image to use. The ''File:'' prefix is optional. Default — String required Image caption and alt text caption 2 The caption to display under or above the image. Also sets the alt text. Default — String required Image width scaling factor upright ...
Image using width upright=1.8, so that it is 80% wider than the Siberian Husky image above (which is at the default upright=1 width) Image using upright=0.5; a scaling factor less than 1 contracts the image width. An image's size is controlled by changing its width – after which software automatically adjusts height in proportion.
For lengthy captions under narrow images, it's probably best to add a heights= parameter to make the images somewhat larger, as the default small size can lead to overly long stacks of caption text. See below. Packed-overlay: This uses <gallery mode=packed-overlay> to produce captions overlaying the bottom of the image. The captions are ...
If your caption is longer than a few words, you may need to explicitly set the div width. Some browsers adjust the width of the div based on the width of the text, and if there is a large caption, the div may become too large. To solve this problem, simply set the width of the div to the width (in pixels) of the image, like so:
This template creates a box with two to ten images arranged vertically or horizontally with captions for the entire box and each image. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Alignment align Sets text-wrapping around image box, where "none" places the box on the left edge with no text-wrapping, "center" places the box at ...
One of a caption's primary purposes is to identify the subject of the picture. Make sure your caption does that, without leaving readers to wonder what the subject of the picture might be. Be as unambiguous as practical in identifying the subject. What the picture is is important, too. If the image to be captioned is a painting, an editor can ...