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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
Images, audio and video files must be uploaded into Wikipedia using the "Upload file" link on the left-hand navigation bar. Only logged in users can upload files. Once a file is uploaded, other pages can include or link to the file. Uploaded files are given the "File:" prefix by the system, and each one has an image description page.
Most articles on Wikipedia can benefit from an appropriate illustration. To find an image (or a video or sound file), try browsing related Wikipedia articles as well as doing some searches on Wikimedia Commons. If you have an original image you created, you can upload that to Wikimedia Commons and then add it to Wikipedia articles.
Do not explicitly define the size of an image in pixels unless there is a good reason to do so. Preferably the size should be specified as a value relative to the user's preferred thumbnail width, using the |upright= scaling factor parameter rather than pixel values, whenever an image is to be displayed at something other than the default width.
Before uploading images, read the image use policy. Most images on the Internet are copyrighted. If you can't verify its copyright status, do not upload it. A "free license" means that the owner of the image has given anyone the right to share, modify, and use the image for any reason (even commercially). Such licenses include:
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Files on Commons can be used by wikipedias written in any language and any of Wikipedia's sister projects. Files being used under restricted fair use provisions must be stored on Wikipedia. The markup is the same regardless of where the file is uploaded. The following visual file types may be uploaded: