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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Multiple image.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template creates a box with two to ten images arranged vertically or horizontally with captions for the entire box and/or for each images.

Usage

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Multiple image

This template creates a box with two to ten images arranged vertically or horizontally with captions for the entire box and/or for each images.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Alignalign

left/right/center/none

Default
right
Stringoptional
Directiondirection

horizontal/vertical

Default
horizontal
Stringoptional
Widthwidth

width overrides width1, width2, width3, etc. If you want the images to be different sizes, do not provide the width parameter. Integer width in pixels; no 'px' suffix

Stringoptional
Background colorbackground color

defines the background color between the border of the box and the images.

Stringoptional
Headerheader

no description

Stringoptional
Footerfooter

no description

Stringoptional
Header alignheader_align

left/right/center

Default
center
Stringoptional
Footer alignfooter_align

left/right/center

Default
left
Stringoptional
Header backgroundheader_background

no description

Stringoptional
Footer backgroundfooter_background

no description

Stringoptional
image1image1

image1 is name of first image. Similarly for image2, etc. File name only; no 'File:' or 'Image:' prefix.

Stringoptional
width1width1

width1 is width of first image. Similarly for width2, etc.

Numberoptional
alt1alt1

alt1 is [[alt text]] of first image (see [[WP:ALT]]). Similarly for alt2, etc.

Stringoptional
caption1caption1

caption1 is caption of first image. Similarly for caption2, etc.

Stringoptional
link1link1

is where the first page links to. Similarly for link2, etc. If not specified, image links to the image description page as usual. If specified to the empty value, the image does not link anywhere; this should be used for purely decorative images as per [[WP:ALT]]. Important: If the image is under a free license like the GFDL or a CC license, you must not use this parameter as the terms of those licenses require the license, or a link to it, to be reproduced with the image. The image must, therefore, link to its image page. Public domain and (theoretically) fair use images are not subject to this restriction.

Page nameoptional
image2image2

no description

Unknownoptional
width2width2

no description

Unknownoptional
alt2alt2

no description

Unknownoptional
caption2caption2

no description

Unknownoptional
link2link2

no description

Unknownoptional
image3image3

no description

Unknownoptional
width3width3

no description

Unknownoptional
alt3alt3

no description

Unknownoptional
caption3caption3

no description

Unknownoptional
link3link3

no description

Unknownoptional
  • align defaults to "right"
  • direction defaults to "horizontal"
  • header_align defaults to "center"
  • footer_align defaults to "left"
  • image1 is name of first image. Similarly for image2, etc.
  • width1 is width of first image. Similarly for width2, etc.
    • width overrides width1, width2, width3, etc. If you want the images to be different sizes, do not provide the width parameter.
  • alt1 is alt text of first image (see WP:ALT). Similarly for alt2, etc.
  • caption1 is caption of first image. Similarly for caption2, etc.
  • link1 is where the first page links to. Similarly for link2, etc. If not specified, image links to the image description page as usual. If specified to the empty value, the image does not link anywhere; this should be used for purely decorative images as per WP:ALT.
    Important: If the image is under a free license like the GFDL or a CC license, you must not use this parameter as the terms of those licenses require the license, or a link to it, to be reproduced with the image. The image must, therefore, link to its image page. Public domain and (theoretically) fair use images are not subject to this restriction.
  • background color defines the background color between the border of the box and the images.
  • header, footer, background color and captions are optional.
{{multiple image
<!-- Essential parameters -->
| align     = <!-- left/right/center/none --> 
| direction = <!-- horizontal/vertical -->
| width     = <!-- integer width in pixels; no "px" suffix -->

<!-- Image 1 -->
| image1    = <!-- file name only; no "File:" or "Image:" prefix -->
| width1    = 
| alt1      = 
| caption1  = 

<!-- Image 2 -->
| image2    = <!-- file name only; no "File:" or "Image:" prefix -->
| width2    = 
| alt2      = 
| caption2  = 

<!-- Image 3 -->
| image3    = <!-- file name only; no "File:" or "Image:" prefix -->
| width3    = 
| alt3      = 
| caption3  =

<!-- up to |image10 is accepted -->

<!-- Extra parameters -->
| header            = 
| header_align      = <!-- left/right/center -->
| header_background = 
| footer            = 
| footer_align      = <!-- left/right/center -->
| footer_background = 
| background color  = 
}}

Examples

Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.
{{multiple image
| footer    = Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.
| width     = 60

| image1    = Yellow card.svg
| alt1      = Yellow cartouche

| image2    = Red card.svg
| alt2      = Red cartouche
}}


PNG transparency demonstration

A PNG image with an 8-bit transparency layer...
...here overlaid onto a checkered background.
{{multiple image
| align     = left
| direction = vertical
| header    = [[PNG]] transparency demonstration
| width     = 200

| 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 overlaid onto a checkered background.
}}


2
3
4
When a user has many of one type of barnstar,

they can represent them with ribbons and these numerals to indicate the count.

{{multiple image
| footer   = When a user has many of one type of [[WP:BARN|barnstar]],
they can represent them with [[WP:RIBBON|ribbons]]
and these numerals to indicate the count.
| width    = 60

| image1   = Ribbon numeral 2.png
| alt1     = 2

| image2   = Ribbon numeral 3.png
| alt2     = 3

| image3   = Ribbon numeral 4.png
| alt3     = 4
}}


Example with background color

{{multiple image
| 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. They are in groups of three, each with three lobes.

| footer=[[Adoxa]] (''Adoxa moschatellina'')
| footer_background=#BBDD99
| background color=#BBDD99
| footer_align=center
| width=160
}}


Example with links

A mule
骡子, luózi
A donkey
驴子, lǘzi
A fish
Template:Lang,
The mule links to Mule, the donkey does not link anywhere, and the trout links to its image description page as usual.
{{multiple image
| footer    = The mule links to ''[[Mule]]'', the donkey does not link anywhere, and the trout links to its image description page as usual.
| align     = left

| image1    = Frecklesmule.jpg
| width1    = 143
| alt1      = A mule
| caption1  = <center>A mule<br />骡子, ''luózi''</center>
| link1     = Mule

| image2    = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| width2    = 150
| alt2      = A donkey
| caption2  = <center>A donkey<br />驴子, lǘzi</center>
| link2     =

| image3    = Rainbow_trout.png
| width3    = 91
| alt3      = A trout
| caption3  = <center>A fish<br />
{{lang|zh|2=鱼}}, ''yú''</center>
}}


Horizontal placement

Vertical direction places the images on one column, while horizontal direction places the images on one row:

Matching image heights

This trick is not required if all images have the same aspect ratio, where |width= suffices
  • Decide on a common height for the images, say 100 pixels.
  • Examine the individual image pages to obtain the full resolution. For example:
  • For non-square images, use these figures to construct an expression for the |widthn= parameters, of the form:
    • {{#expr: (dh * ow / oh) round 0}}
  • where
    • dh is the desired height in pixels (100)
    • ow is the original width in pixels (750 or 300)
    • oh is the original height in pixels (536 or 300)
  • For square images, simply set the appropriate |widthn= to be the desired height. If all are square, only |width= needs to be set.
A donkey, not square and originally 536 pixels high
A fish, square and originally 300 pixels high
The two images are both rendered 100 pixels high
{{multiple image
| footer    = The two images are both rendered 100 pixels high
| align     = right

| image1    = Donkey 1 arp 750px.jpg
| width1    = {{#expr: (100 * 750 / 536) round 0}}
| alt1      = A donkey
| caption1  = A donkey, not square and originally 536 pixels high

| image2    = Rainbow_trout.png
| width2    = 100
| alt2      = A trout
| caption2  = A fish, square and originally 300 pixels high
}}

See also