Template:multiple images

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This template creates a box with two to ten images arranged vertically or horizontally with captions for the entire box or for each 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. (w:Wikipedia:Image use policy states: "Except with very good reason, do not use px"... "which forces a fixed image width. In most cases upright=scaling factor should be used, thereby respecting the user's base preference (which may have been selected for that user's particular devices).")

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

No automatic resizing of all images to the same height

{{multiple images
<!-- Layout parameters -->
 | align             = <!-- right (default), left, center, none -->
 | direction         = <!-- horizontal (default), vertical -->
 | background color  = <!-- box background -->
 | width             = <!-- displayed width of each image in pixels (an integer, omit "px" suffix); overrides "width[n]"s below -->
 | 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 -->
 | width1            = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above -->
 | alt1              =
 | link1             =
 | caption1          =
<!--image 2-->
 | image2            = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix -->
 | width2            = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above -->
 | alt2              =
 | link2             =
 | caption2          =
<!-- and so on, to a maximum of 10 images (image10) -->

<!-- Footer -->
 | footer_background =
 | footer_align      = <!-- left (default), center, right -->
 | footer            =
}}

Automatic resizing of all images to the same height and to a given total width

{{multiple images
<!-- Layout -->
 | 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 -->
 | width1            = <!-- full width of the ORIGINAL UNSCALED image -->
 | height1           = <!-- full height of the ORIGINAL UNSCALED image -->
 | alt1              =
 | link1             =
 | caption1          =
<!--image 2-->
 | image2            = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" or "Image:" prefix -->
 | width2            = <!-- full width of the ORIGINAL UNSCALED image -->
 | height2           = <!-- full height of the ORIGINAL UNSCALED image -->
 | alt2              =
 | link2             =
 | 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) To specify the page to which the [n]th image is linked (i.e. the page that is loaded when the image is clicked). If set as empty (e.g. ...\|alt1=... \|caption1=...), linking is disabled (even to the standard Wikipedia image description page); consider w:WP:ALT. Note: This parameter must not be used with images that have been given free licenses (such as the GDFL or a free CC license) as these licenses require images to be linked to a declaration of the license under which they are being used.
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.

Empty template

{{multiple images
 | width =
 | image1 =
 | alt1 =
 | image2 =
 | alt2 =
 | footer =
}}

Examples

Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.

{{multiple images
 | 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 images
 | 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.
}}

When a user has many of one type of barnstar, they can represent them with ribbons and these numerals to indicate the count.

{{multiple images
 | 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

Adoxa (Adoxa moschatellina)

{{multiple images
 | 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])

A mule
(骡子 luózi)

A donkey
(驴子 lǘzi)

A fish
(鱼 yú)

The image of the mule links to w:Mule; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a standard image description page.

{{multiple images
 | align = left

 | image1 = Frecklesmule.jpg
 | width1 = 143
 | alt1 = A mule
 | link1 = w: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 [[w:Mule]]; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a [[w:Help:File 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).

(horizontal)

(vertical)

To match image heights

Note: The following is unnecessary if all the images presented by the template have the same aspect ratio; if so, simply set width accordingly.

Decide on a total width for all the images, say 320px
Examine 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:
- |width1= |height1= |width2= |height2=
Set the total width using |total_width=

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 images
 | align = right
 | total_width = 320

 | image1 = Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.jpg
 | width1 = 750 | height1 = 536
 | alt1 = A donkey
 | caption1 = Rectangular image of a donkey, originally 536 pixels high.

 | image2 = Rainbow_trout.png
 | width2 = 300 | height2 = 300
 | 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
}}

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.

Surveying Equipment. Clockwise from upper left: Optical Theodolite, Robotic total station, Optical level, RTK GPS Base station.

{{multiple images|perrow = 2|total_width=300
| image1 = Kern_Theodolit_DKM2-A.jpg  |width1=319|height1=425
| image2 = Total-Robotic-Station.jpg  |width2=1728|height2=3072
| image3 = DumpyLevel.jpg  |width3=1600|height3=1200
| image4 = GPS_Survey_Equipment_at_Weir_Dyke_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_336908.jpg|width4=427|height4=640
| footer = Surveying Equipment. Clockwise from upper left: Optical Theodolite, Robotic total station, Optical level, [[w:Real-time kinematic|RTK]] GPS Base station.
}}

TemplateData

TemplateData for {{multiple images}}

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[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Alignment	`align`	Sets text-wrapping around image box, where "none" places the box on the left edge with no text-wrapping, "center" places the box at center with no text-wrapping and "left" and "right" refer to position of box on screen with text-wrapping. Default right Example left/right/center/none	String	suggested
Direction	`direction`	Direction in which to tile the images. Default horizontal Example horizontal/vertical	String	suggested
Width	`width`	Width overrides Width 1, Width 2, Width 3, etc. If you want the images to be different sizes, do not provide the width parameter. Integer width in pixels; no "px" suffix Example 200	String	suggested
Background color	`background color`	Defines the background color between the border of the box and the images.	String	optional
Header	`header`	no description	String	optional
Footer	`footer`	no description	String	optional
Caption alignment	`caption_align`	no description Default left Example left/right/center	String	optional
Header alignment	`header_align`	no description Default center Example left/right/center	String	optional
Footer alignment	`footer_align`	no description Default left Example left/right/center	String	optional
Header background	`header_background`	no description	String	optional
Footer background	`footer_background`	no description	String	optional
Image 1	`image1`	Image 1 is name of first image. Similarly for Image 2, etc. File name only; no "File:" or "Image:" prefix. Example example.jpg	String	suggested
Width 1	`width1`	width 1 is width of first image. Similarly for Width 2, etc.	Number	optional
Alt text 1	`alt1`	The [[alt text]] of first image (see [[WP:ALT]] on Wikipedia). Similarly for Alt text 2, etc.	String	optional
Caption 1	`caption1`	Caption 1 is caption of first image. Similarly for Caption 2, etc.	String	suggested
Link 1	`link1`	Where the first page links to. Similarly for Link 2, 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]] on Wikipedia. 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.	String	optional
Image 2	`image2`	no description Example example.jpg	String	suggested
Width 2	`width2`	no description	String	optional
Alt text 2	`alt2`	no description	String	optional
Caption 2	`caption2`	no description	String	suggested
Link 2	`link2`	no description	String	optional
Image 3	`image3`	no description Example example.jpg	String	optional
Width 3	`width3`	no description	String	optional
Alt text 3	`alt3`	no description	String	optional
Caption 3	`caption3`	no description	String	optional
Link 3	`link3`	no description	String	optional

Template:multiple images

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Using direction

To match image heights

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Template:multiple images

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Empty template

Examples

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Using direction

To match image heights

Multiple rows

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