Template:Symbol image requested/doc

Usage notes

• Place this on the article's talk page whenever an image of a symbol is needed.
• The template takes a single optional parameter—a description of what the image should illustrate.
• Adds page to Category:Wikipedia requested symbol images.
• If you are requesting a technical illustration (e.g. a graph), please provide as much reference data as possible.

Media request templates

The following templates may be used on article talk pages to request the addition of particular types of media files. See the individual templates for usage notes. Specific templates are indented under the more general templates and, where possible, the most specific template should be used.

Audio

• {{Audio requested}} – general audio
  • {{Music requested}} – music
    • {{Musical instrument requested}} – musical instruments
  • {{Spoken article requested}} – spoken article text

Images

• {{Image requested}} – general image requests by category
  • {{Chart requested}} – template-based charts and graphs
  • {{Diagram requested}} – technical drawings and schematic images (use a more specific template where possible):
  • {{Logo requested}}
    • {{Tvimage}} – TV show or channel production logo
  • {{Map requested}}
    • {{Global map requested}} – maps of the entire Earth
  • {{Photo requested}} – specifically for photographic images
  • Screenshots:
    • {{WikiProject Film}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Software}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Television}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Video games}} – use parameter screenshot=yes
    • {{WikiProject Websites}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
  • {{Symbol image requested}} – textual and other symbols (also use Unicode characters where available)

Video

• {{Video requested}}
  • {{Screencast requested}} – videos of computer screen output