Help:Images

This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images, you must upload a file.

Table Images examples

Description	You type	You get
Embed image (with alt text)	`[[Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|Logo]]`
Link to description page	`[[:Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg]]` `[[:Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|Logo]]`	Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg Logo
Link directly to file	`[[Media:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg]]` `[[Media:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|Logo]]`	Media:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg Logo
Thumbnail (centered, 100 pixels wide, with caption)	`[[Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|center\|thumb\|100px\|Logo]]`	Logo
Border (100 pixels) Results in a very small gray border	`[[Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|border\|200px]]`
Frameless Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.	`[[Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg\|frameless]]`

Syntax

The full syntax for displaying an image is:

[[Image:{name}|{options}]]

Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:

thumb, thumbnail, or frame: Controls how the image is formatted
left, right, center, none: Controls the alignment of the image on the page
{width}px: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
{caption text}: Must not end with "px"
Special cases:
- page=1: displays the specified page when showing a djvu file.

The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.

Gallery of images

It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <gallery> tag. The syntax is:

<gallery>
Image:{filename}|{caption}
Image:{filename}|{caption}
{...}
</gallery>

Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting.

for example:

<gallery>
Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg|Item 1
Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg
Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg
Image:CSDMS_low_res_weblogo.jpg|''italic caption''
</gallery>

is formatted as:

Item 1
a link to Help:Contents
italic caption