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Fewer than 3% of short descriptions are longer than 60 characters, and short descriptions longer than 100 characters will be flagged for attention. Short descriptions exceeding 40 characters may be truncated in some contexts. [note 3] Because they are intended to be scanned quickly, longer, more specific descriptions can be less useful.
If a short description already exists you can Edit it, or click on Export to push the text, as-is, to Wikidata. If Wikipedia has no short description, but there is an existing Wikidata description, you have the option to Import the Wikidata text as-is into Wikipedia (not generally recommended), or to Import and Edit (preferred).
Creates a short description for a Wikipedia page, which is displayed in search results and other locations. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Description 1 The short description of the article or 'none'. It should be limited to about 40 characters. Example Endangered species of South American fish Content required No ...
Short, wide images often call for upright of 1 or greater; tall, narrow images may look best with upright of 1 or less. When specifying upright= values greater than 1, take care to balance the need to reveal detail against the danger of overwhelming surrounding article text.
Sometimes, using a symbolic image to convey a concept is more impactful than words. This page compiles examples of such images along with their corresponding files, making them easy to copy and use. You are welcome to utilize these examples and, if you wish—while accepting full responsibility—contribute to expanding this collection.
A short description of the image is strongly encouraged, such as the date, time of day or year, portion of the subject shown, or (for derivative works) original creator. Names should distinguish one image from the next, supplying an indirect rationale for inclusion in the given gallery.
Wikipedia:Picture of the day is an image which is automatically updated each day with an image from the list of featured pictures. The {{ POTD }} template produces the image shown above. Category:Wikipedia Picture of the day lists the different templates that can be used.
You can use (free) images from Wikipedia on your own site, or anywhere you like. You can use images that are freely-licensed images, provided you comply with the individual image' s license terms. While all article text is licensed under the GFDL, free images have several free content licenses to choose from.