Template:Gallery/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Gallery.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Module:Gallery

This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Gallery/styles.css

This template provides advanced gallery building functionality (fine-tuned formatting control). For creating basic galleries, use the Gallery tag.

This template displays a gallery of images in an array, left-to-right in rows. Global parameters |width= and |height= control the size of all images in the gallery. The number of images per row is based upon the image width parameters and the width of the screen. The number of images per row can change when the user resizes the window.

For style guidelines about where galleries are appropriate, see Wikipedia:Image use policy § Image galleries.

Blank syntax

{{Gallery
| title        = 
| align        =
| footer       =
| style        =
| state        =
| height       =
| width        =
| captionstyle =
| File:
 | alt1=
 | Write a caption here
| File:
 | alt2=
 | Write a caption here
| File:
 | alt3=
 | Write a caption here
| File:
 | alt4=
 | Write a caption here
| File:
 | alt5=
 | Write a caption here
}}

Parameters

For each image

Specify a line of the following form for each image.

|File:Filename |altn=Alt text |Caption

Where:

|File:Filename – the image's file name. Either File: or Image: prefix may be used

|Altn= – alt attribute: |alt1= for the first image, |alt2= for the second image, etc

Alt text – the alternative text for the image, used by visually impaired or other readers who cannot see the image clearly. If omitted, the image's alt text will be blank.

|Caption – the caption under the image; see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions

Optional parameters

These parameters apply to the gallery:

|title= – The gallery's title

|align= – The alignment of the gallery on the page, left (default), center, or right; ignored when |state= is set

|footer= – Small, right-aligned text below the images

|style= – CSS style directives for the whole gallery (see Help:Cascading Style Sheets)

|state= – Sets the default state of collapsible galleries; use |state=expanded or |state=collapsed; collapsible galleries occupy the full page width

|mode= – Sets the mode used by the inner gallery tag. Common values include |mode=packed and |mode=nolines (see Help:Gallery tag for more options)

These parameters apply to all of the images in the gallery:

|height= – Maximum height of each image. If this parameter is not included, |height= defaults to 180 pixels.

|width= – Maximum width of each image, default is 180 pixels.

|captionstyle= – CSS style directives for the captions (see Help:Cascading Style Sheets)

The image's original ratio of width to height cannot be modified by |width= or |height= – a rectangular image will not be made square if |width= and |height= are set to the same value.

Examples

{{Gallery
|title=Cultural depictions of George Washington
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|footer=Example 1
|File:Federal Hall NYC 27.JPG 
 |alt1=Statue facing a city building with Greek columns and huge U.S. flag
 |Statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]], looking on [[Wall Street]]
|File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg 
 |alt2=Profile of stone face on mountainside, with 3 workers.
 |Construction of Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932
|File:2006 Quarter Proof.png 
 |alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust. 
 |Washington is commemorated on a [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]].
|File:George Washington Presidential $1 Coin obverse.png 
 |alt4=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left
 |Washington on a [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coin]]
}}

Cultural depictions of George Washington

Statue of Washington outside Federal Hall in New York City, looking on Wall Street
Construction of Washington portrait at Mount Rushmore, c. 1932
Washington is commemorated on a quarter.
Washington on a dollar coin

{{Gallery
|title=Cultural depictions of George Washington
|width=120 |height=100
|align=center
|footer=Example 2a
|File:Federal Hall NYC 27.JPG
 |alt1=Statue facing a city building with Greek columns
 |Statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]], looking on [[Wall Street]]
|File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg
 |alt2=Profile of stone face on mountainside, with 3 workers.
 |Work on Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932
|File:2006 Quarter Proof.png
 |alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust. 
 |Washington on a [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]]
|File:United_States_one_dollar_bill,_obverse.jpg
 |alt4=Front side of U.S. dollar bill, with Washington portrait in center.
 |[[United States one-dollar bill|U.S. one-dollar bill]]
|File:George Washington Presidential $1 Coin obverse.png
 |alt5=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing left
 |Washington on a [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coin]]
}}

Cultural depictions of George Washington

Statue of Washington outside Federal Hall in New York City, looking on Wall Street
Work on Washington portrait at Mount Rushmore, c. 1932
Washington on a quarter
U.S. one-dollar bill
Washington on a dollar coin

Cultural depictions of George Washington

Statue of Washington outside Federal Hall in New York City, looking on Wall Street
Work on Washington portrait at Mount Rushmore, c. 1932
Washington on a quarter
U.S. one-dollar bill – the caption here is still constrained by the width parameter.
Washington on a dollar coin

TemplateData

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
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 center Default left Example center	String	optional
footer	`footer`	Creates a footer which will appear in the lower right corner of the overall gallery, in small font, of whatever text the editor placing it wishes to put there Example Early works	String	optional
style	`style`	This parameter allows an editor to utilize Cascading Style Sheet code	Unknown	optional
state	`state`	This parameter allows the editor to determine whether or not the gallery will initially appear as either expanded or collapsed for readers Default expanded Example collapsed	String	optional
height	`height`	determines the maximum height for any image within the gallery Default 180px Example 100px	String	optional
width	`width`	Analogous to height parameter; sets maximum width for any image in the gallery Default 180px Example 120px	String	optional

Template:Gallery/doc

Contents

Blank syntax

Parameters

For each image

Optional parameters

Examples

TemplateData

Tracking categories

See also