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Specifying a size does not just change the apparent image size using HTML; it actually generates a resized version of the image on the fly and links to it appropriately. This happens whether or not you specify the size in conjunction with "thumb". This means the server does all the work of changing the image size, not the web browser of the user.
Use to set the same width for each image (i.e. overrides any width[n] below). Do not include if different image widths intended, including if images are to be resized to a fixed total width. total_width: Use to scale the images to the same height and this total width. Do not use both total_width and width. image[n]
In addition, forcing a "larger" image size at say 260px will actually make it smaller for those with a larger size set as preference. Sometimes a picture may benefit from a size other than the default; see the image use policy for guidance.
The users can set their Special:Preferences to select their default image size (such as: 250px, 180px, or 120px), for whichever handheld device they use for viewing Wikipedia pages. Autosizing of images will also allow sight-impaired users, per WP:Access, to enlarge their default image-size (such as 300px) to perhaps see details more clearly.
Thumbnail images being used to show a sample of image files within a folder, on a computer operating system. Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures or videos , used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words.
Image resolution is the level of detail of an image. The term applies to digital images, film images, and other types of images. "Higher resolution" means more image detail. Image resolution can be measured in various ways. Resolution quantifies how close lines can be to each other and still be visibly resolved. Resolution units can be tied to ...
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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.