Help:Images

This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. You or another user must usually upload an image before you can use it on a page.

Images that are stored on a MediaWiki server are usually rendered by using the File: namespace prefix as the target of a MediaWiki link. The alternate Media: namespace prefix is also usable to reference the original media file content (for rendering or downloading it separately, out of any MediaWiki page).

Supported media types for images

On this wiki we support the following file formats:

• .jpg or .jpeg - bitmap image compressed in the standard JPEG format (this lossy format is most suitable for photographs)
• .png - bitmap image in the Portable Network Graphics format (specified by the W3 Consortium)
• .gif - bitmap image in the legacy Graphics Interchange Format
• .svg or .svgx- scalable image in the Scalable Vector Graphics format (specified by the W3 Consortium).

Rendering a single image

Syntax

The full syntax for displaying an image is (where options can be empty or containing one or more of the following lower-case words, separated by pipes (|)):

[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]

Format option:

• border, and one of frameless, frame (or framed), or thumb (or thumbnail). This controls how the rendered image is formatted and embedded in the rest of the page. Note: border can be used in combination with frameless but will be ignored if used with one of the other options.

Resizing option: one of