Template:Multiple image
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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: Template:Tq)
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
[edit source]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.
- No automatic resizing of all images to the same height
{{multiple image|perrow = 1|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 (include the initial #) --> | 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 (include the initial #) --> | 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 (include the initial #) --> | footer_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> | footer = <!-- footer text --> }}
- Automatic resizing of all images to the same height and to a given total width
{{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 Template:Mono 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 Template:Mono and Template:Mono. |
| 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 Template:Mono (if set). (2) The full width of the original [n]th image if Template:Mono 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 Template:Mono 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
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Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.
{{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.
}}
PNG transparency demonstration
A PNG image with an 8-bit transparency layer...
...here overlaying a checkered background.
{{multiple image
| align = left
| direction = vertical
| width = 200
| header = [[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 [[WP:BARN|barnstar]], they can represent them with [[WP:RIBBON|ribbons]] and these numerals to indicate the count.
}}
Template:Clear right
With background color
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Adoxa (Adoxa moschatellina)
{{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 = #BBDD99
| footer_align = center
| footer = [[Adoxa]] (''Adoxa moschatellina'')
}}
With links (link[n])
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A mule
(骡子 luózi)
(骡子 luózi)
A donkey
(驴子 lǘzi)
(驴子 lǘzi)
A fish
(鱼 yú)
(鱼 yú)
The image of the mule links to Mule; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a standard image description page.
{{multiple image
| align = left
| image1 = Frecklesmule.jpg
| width1 = 143
| alt1 = A mule
| link1 = Mule
| caption1 = A mule<br />(骡子 ''luózi'')
| image2 = Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.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 [[Mule]]; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a [[Image description page|standard image description page]].
}}
Using direction
[edit source]By default, the images the template presents are displayed horizontally, as a row (see left; equivalent to setting Template:Mono). To display them vertically, i.e. as a column, set Template:Mono (see right).
(horizontal)
(vertical)
On mobile devices some images may always be displayed vertically if the total width is larger than around 320.
To match image heights
[edit source]- Decide on a total width for all the images, say 320px
- Set the total width using Template:Para
Rectangular image of a donkey, originally 536 pixels high.
Square image of a trout, originally 300 pixels high.
Both images have been rendered with the same height, and a total width of 320px
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image1 = Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.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
}}
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 in Clovelly, North Devon, England.jpg shows "Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.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:
Multiple rows
[edit source]To create an array of images, with multiple rows, use Template:Para. The value passed to Template:Para may be a single number, or a list of numbers delimited by /. This feature may also be combined with Template:Para for multiple rows of images with the same total width.
Surveying Equipment. Clockwise from upper left: Optical Theodolite, Robotic total station, Optical level, RTK GPS Base station.
{{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, Optical level, [[Real-time kinematic | RTK]] GPS Base station.
}}
Template:Clear right
Removing the image border
[edit source]The border around the images can be removed using Template:Para.
Image of a donkey
Image of a trout
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.jpg
| alt1 = A donkey
| caption1 = Image of a donkey
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| alt2 = A trout
| caption2 = Image of a trout
}}Template:Clear right
Increasing the gap between images
[edit source]The gap between the images can be increased using Template:Para, where N is the number of pixels (must be non-negative).
Image of a donkey
Image of a trout
{{multiple image
| align = right
| total_width = 320
| image_gap = 20
| image1 = Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.jpg
| alt1 = A donkey
| caption1 = Image of a donkey
| image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
| alt2 = A trout
| caption2 = Image of a trout
}}Template:Clear right