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.

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"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            =
}}

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

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 = ] 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 ], they can represent them with ] and these numerals to indicate the count.
}}

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 moschatellina'')
}}

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 ]; the image of the donkey does not link anywhere; the image of the trout links to a ].
}}

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)

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
}}

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, ] GPS Base station.
}}

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