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Prior to MediaWiki 1.17, the default was 4. The default width and height are currently 120px. Images displayed by the <Gallery>...</Gallery> tag do not obey user viewing preferences. The packed mode will automatically adjust image sizes to use available display space optimally. Every line specifies an image file.
For guidance on the syntax for doing this, see Help:Infobox picture. In very brief summary, one hurdle that trips up many people when attempting to add an image to an infobox template is that most internally provide the wiki code that "wraps" the image. Accordingly, you do not usually add the brackets, number of pixels, and other code details ...
In brief, the syntax for displaying an image is: [ [File:Name|Type|Border|Location|Alignment|Size|link=Link|alt=Alt|page=Page|lang=Langtag|Caption]]. Plain type means you always type exactly what you see. Bold italics represent a variable, which you replace with its actual value. Of the parameters shown, only Name is essential.
Place this template on an article or user page to create a gallery of images on that page along with captions. Anyone may place this template. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status title title Title for the overall gallery Example Pictures of chickens String suggested align align Alignment of the gallery on the page; possible values include left, right, and ...
A page that consists entirely or almost entirely of one or more galleries. For the purposes of this discussion, any mainspace page not a gallery page. Any short block of text that accompanies an image. A very short description of an image, such as "Main entrance of Shedd Aquarium".
upright=0.6 might be used for an image with little detail (e.g. a simple drawing or flag) which can be adequately displayed "40% smaller than this user generally wants". (For a reader with the usual base width setting of 220px, this is 130px.)
However, it is sometimes desirable to have images that link to other pages. This can be done in two ways: Using the | link = option with the [[File:...]] syntax. Using the <imagemap>...</imagemap> syntax, provided by the ImageMap extension. The |link= syntax is easier to use and can create simple images that the imagemap syntax cannot, but it ...
WP:PICTURES. Images are one of the many types of media used on Wikipedia and may be photos, drawings, logos, or graphs. All pictures used must be legal in the United States, where Wikimedia's servers are located. Images are stored on the Wikipedia website or the partner Wikimedia Commons website.