Template:Multiple Image
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: "Except with very good reason, do not use
MOS:IMGSIZE states that a fixed width in pixels may only be specified, px"... "which forces a fixed image width.""Where absolutely necessary."
)
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
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.
- Automatic resizing of all images to the same height and to a given total width
{{Multiple image|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 prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | 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 prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | 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 --> <!-- Footer --> | footer_background = <!-- footer background as a 'hex triplet' web color prefixed by # e.g. #33CC00 --> | footer_align = <!-- left (default), center, right --> | footer = <!-- footer text --> }}
- No automatic resizing of all images to the same height
{{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 --> <!-- 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) 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
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
With background color
{{multiple image
| align = left
| 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 = #33CC00
| footer_align = center
| footer = ''[[Adoxa]]'' (''Adoxa moschatellina'')
}}
If the images have a clear background, this will by default be changed to white. To make the background color of the images match, set them with |image_style=background-color:. You might want to also remove the border.
{{multiple image
| align = center
| width = 64
| background color = black
| image_style=background-color:black; border:none;
| image1 = Aries symbol (planetary color).svg|link1=Aries (astrology)
| image2 = Taurus symbol (planetary color).svg|link2=Taurus (astrology)
| image3 = Gemini symbol (planetary color).svg|link3=Gemini (astrology)
| image4 = Leo symbol (planetary color).svg|link4=Leo (astrology)
}}
