Template:Multiple image
This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
Before making a gallery, please read over the image use policy for galleries. Generally, a gallery should not be added so long as there is space for images to be effectively presented adjacent to text. |
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This template creates a box containing between two and ten images, arranged either vertically or horizontally and with captions for the entire box or per image.
With the appropriate choice of parameters, the template can automatically resize images to a given total width with each image having the same height.
Be aware that this template does not respect users' default image size preferences. (Wikipedia:Image use policy states: "Except with very good reason, do not use
MOS:IMGSIZE states that a fixed width in pixels may only be specified, px
"... "which forces a fixed image width.""Where absolutely necessary."
)[a]
If image size parameters are omitted, this template sets all images at 200px wide, regardless of whether the reader has set a preference for some other default image width. This causes multiple images to look out of scale to the other images in an article.
Syntax and parameters
Provide height[n] and total_width parameters to obtain automatic resizing. Note the different meanings of the width[n] parameters with vs. without automatic resizing. Please also note the option to set a total_width parameter at the beginning of the multiple image template.
- Automatic resizing of all images to the same height and to a given total width
{{Multiple image|total_width = 600 <!-- Layout parameters --> | align = <!-- right (default), left, center, none --> | direction = <!-- horizontal (default), vertical --> | background color = <!-- box background as a 'hex triplet' web color prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | width = <!-- displayed width of each image in pixels (an integer, omit "px" suffix); overrides "width[n]"s below --> | caption_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> | image_style = <!-- border:1; (default) --> | image_gap = <!-- 5 (default)--> <!-- Header --> | header_background = <!-- header background as a 'hex triplet' web color prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | header_align = <!-- center (default), left, right --> | header = <!-- header text --> <!--image 1--> | image1 = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix --> | width1 = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above --> | alt1 = | link1 = | thumbtime1 = | caption1 = <!--image 2--> | image2 = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix --> | width2 = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above --> | alt2 = | link2 = | thumbtime2 = | caption2 = <!-- and so on, to a maximum of 10 images (image10) --> <!-- Footer --> | footer_background = <!-- footer background as a 'hex triplet' web color prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | footer_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> | footer = <!-- footer text --> }}
- No automatic resizing of all images to the same height
{{multiple image <!-- Layout parameters --> | align = <!-- right (default), left, center, none --> | direction = <!-- horizontal (default), vertical --> | background color = <!-- box background --> | total_width = <!-- total width of all the displayed images in pixels (an integer, omit "px" suffix) --> | caption_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> <!-- Header --> | header_background = | header_align = <!-- center (default), left, right --> | header = <!--image 1--> | image1 = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix --> | alt1 = | link1 = | thumbtime1 = | caption1 = <!--image 2--> | image2 = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix --> | alt2 = | link2 = | thumbtime2 = | caption2 = <!-- and so on, to a maximum of 10 images (image10) --> <!-- Footer --> | footer_background = | footer_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> | footer = }}
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
align | right (default), left, center |
direction | horizontal (default), vertical |
background color | To set the background color of the box in which the images appear. |
header_background | |
header_align | center (default), left, right |
header | |
width | 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] | (where [n] = 1 to 10) Filename of [n]th image. |
width[n] | (as above) Two meanings: (1) The width (in pixels, integer, omit "px") of [n]th image. Overridden by width (if set). (2) The full width of the original [n]th image if total_width is given in order to resize all images to the same height and a given total width. |
height[n] | (as above) The full height of the original [n]th image if total_width is given in order to resize all images to the same height and a given total width. Ignored otherwise. |
alt[n] | (as above) Alt description for [n]th image. |
link[n] | (as above) The page linked to the [n]th image (i.e. the page that is loaded when the image is clicked).
|
thumbtime[n] | (as above) When using video files, sets the time within the video that is used for the initial display. This is either a number of seconds or hours:minutes:seconds; see commons:Commons:Video#Setting a video thumbnail image. |
caption[n] | (as above) Caption for the [n]th image. |
caption_align | left (default), center, right |
footer_background | |
footer_align | left (default), center, right |
footer | Caption that spans the entire box, as opposed to individual images. Avoid "left" and "right" if possible, since mobile devices may display the images vertically. |
Examples
{{multiple image
| width = 60
| image1 = Yellow card.svg
| alt1 = Yellow cartouche
| image2 = Red card.svg
| alt2 = Red cartouche
| footer = Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.
}}
{{multiple image
| align = left
| direction = vertical
| width = 200
| header = [[w:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] transparency demonstration
| image1 = PNG transparency demonstration 1.png
| alt1 = Colored dice with white background
| caption1 = A PNG image with an 8-bit transparency layer...
| image2 = PNG transparency demonstration 2.png
| alt2 = Colored dice with checkered background
| caption2 = ...here overlaying a checkered background.
}}
{{multiple image
| width = 60
| image1=Ribbon numeral 2.png | alt1=2
| image2=Ribbon numeral 3.png | alt2=3
| image3=Ribbon numeral 4.png | alt3=4
| footer = When a user has many of one type of [[w:WP:BARN|barnstar]], they can represent them with [[w:WP:RIBBON|ribbons]] and these numerals to indicate the count.
}}
With background color
{{multiple image
| background color = #BBDD99
| width = 160
| image1 = Adoxa_moschatellina_210406.jpg
| alt1 = Green herb with a few tiny yellow-white flowers
| image2 = Adoxa_moschatellina_210406a.jpg
| alt2 = Three small white and yellow flowers before green-leaf background
| image3 = adoxa_moschatellina_blatt.jpeg
| alt3 = Leaves of a plant, in groups of three each with three lobes
| footer_background = #33CC00
| footer_align = center
| footer = ''[[w:Adoxa|Adoxa]]'' (''Adoxa moschatellina'')
}}
If the images have a clear background, this will by default be changed to white. To make the background color of the images match, set them with image_style=background-color
. You might want to also remove the border.
{{multiple image
| align = center
| width = 64
| background color = black
| image_style=background-color:black; border:none;
| image1 = Aries symbol (planetary color).svg|link1=Aries (astrology)
| image2 = Taurus symbol (planetary color).svg|link2=Taurus (astrology)
| image3 = Gemini symbol (planetary color).svg|link3=Gemini (astrology)
| image4 = Leo symbol (planetary color).svg|link4=Leo (astrology)
}}
With links (link[n])
{{multiple image
| align = left
| image1 = Frecklesmule.jpg
| width1 = 143
| alt1 = A mule
| link1 = Mule
| caption1 = A mule<br />(骡子 ''luózi'')
| image2 = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| width2 = 150
| alt2 = A donkey
| link2 =
| caption2 = A donkey<br />(驴子 ''lǘzi'')
| image3 = Rainbow_trout.png
| width3 = 91
| alt3 = A trout
| caption3 = A fish<br />({{lang|zh|2=鱼}} ''yú'')
| footer = The image of the mule links to [[w:Mule|Mule]]; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a [[w:Image description page|standard image description page]].
}}
Using direction
By default, the images the template presents are displayed horizontally, as a row (see left; equivalent to setting |direction=horizontal). To display them vertically, i.e. as a column, set |direction=vertical (see right).
On mobile devices some images may always be displayed vertically if the total width is larger than around 320.
To match image heights
- Decide on a total width for all the images, say 320px
- Set the total width using
|total_width=
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image1 = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| alt1 = A donkey
| caption1 = Rectangular image of a donkey, originally 536 pixels high.
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| alt2 = A trout
| caption2 = Square image of a trout, originally 300 pixels high.
| footer = Both images have been rendered with the same height, and a total width of 320px
}}
- Using the
width[n]=
andheight[n]=
parameters.
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 480
| image1 = Rainbow_trout.png
| caption1 = Square image of a trout, originally 300 x 300 pixels.
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| width2 = 900
| height2 = 900
| caption2 = <code>width2</code> x <code>height2</code> = 900 x 900.
| image3 = Rainbow_trout.png
| width3 = 100
| height3 = 200
| caption3 = <code>width3</code> x <code>height3</code> = 100 x 200.
| image4 = Rainbow_trout.png
| width4 = 200
| height4 = 100
| caption4 = <code>width4</code> x <code>height4</code> = 200 x 100.
| footer = All images have been rendered with the same height except for image3, which is 100/200 = 1/2 the height of the other images. Image4 is 200/100 = 2 times the height of image1, so only its top half is visible. Total width set to 480px.
}}
The aspect ratio of each image is automatically retrieved from the File metadata. You can override the native width and height values by
- Examining the individual image pages to obtain the full resolution. For example:
- File:Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg shows "Donkey_1_arp_750px.jpg (750 × 536 pixels, file size: 125 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)"
- File:Rainbow trout.png shows "Rainbow_trout.png (300 × 300 pixels, file size: 158 KB, MIME type: image/png)"
- Specify the full width and height for each image, of the form:
|width1=
|height1=
|width2=
|height2=
Multiple rows
To create an array of images, with multiple rows, use |perrow=
. The value passed to |perrow=
may be a single number, or a list of numbers delimited by /
. This feature may also be combined with |total_width=
for multiple rows of images with the same total width.
{{multiple image|perrow = 2|total_width=300
| image1 = Kern_Theodolit_DKM2-A.jpg
| image2 = Total-Robotic-Station.jpg
| image3 = DumpyLevel.jpg
| image4 = GPS_Survey_Equipment_at_Weir_Dyke_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_336908.jpg
| footer = Surveying Equipment. Clockwise from upper left: Optical Theodolite, Robotic total station, [[w:Real-time kinematic|RTK]] GPS Base station, Optical level.
}}
Removing the image border
The border around the images can be removed using |image_style=border:none
.
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| alt1 = A donkey
| caption1 = Image of a donkey
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| alt2 = A trout
| caption2 = Image of a trout
}}
Increasing the gap between images
The gap between the images can be increased using |image_gap=N
, where N is the number of pixels (must be non-negative).
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image_gap = 20
| image1 = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| alt1 = A donkey
| caption1 = Image of a donkey
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| alt2 = A trout
| caption2 = Image of a trout
}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for Multiple image
Tracking categories
- Category:Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images (32)
- Category:Pages using multiple image with manual scaled images (3)
Notes
- ^ The |upright= parameter can only be used to relatively-size an image when using the |thumb= parameter, and this template needs to format images without thumbs, so it has no easy way to access the Wikimedia relative-sizing machinery.
See also
- {{Gallery}}
- {{Image array}}
- {{Image frame}}
- {{Photomontage}}
- {{Stack}}
- Wikipedia:Collage tips