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Additional descriptive information about the image should be contained in the image description on the image's page.
Additional descriptive information about the image should be contained in the image description on the image's page.
=== Other special situations ===
Several types of images warrant special treatment:
*Periodic table snippets for each element – no caption needed
*Infobox images with mission insignia – no caption needed, but if there is a description of the symbolism, it should be included on the image description page
*Other images (especially within infoboxes) where the purpose of the image is clearly nominative, that is, that the picture serves as the typical example of the subject of the article and offers no further information – no caption needed.
*Chemical compound diagrams (as in [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]) could benefit from a mention of the role of the structure in the properties of the compound.
*Group portraits of a few people (presumably related to the article) should list the names of the individuals so that readers can identify individuals. Larger groups should have an index photo with numbered silhouettes and a key listing each person's name.
*Portraits of a person in an article about that person should be captioned with the year. If the photo is of a special occasion, such as [[Wernher_von_Braun#Surrender_to_the_Americans|Wernher von Braun surrendering to the Americans]], the caption should follow the usual style.


== Tips for describing pictures ==
== Tips for describing pictures ==
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**Who took it? (Generally, this is only included in the caption if the photographer is notable)
**Who took it? (Generally, this is only included in the caption if the photographer is notable)
**Why was it taken?
**Why was it taken?
*For works of art (see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts/Art_Manual_of_Style#Image_captions|WikiProject Visual arts Art Manual of Style]] for fuller details):
**See [[Wikipedia:Proper right|proper right]] for ways of unambiguously describing right and left in images.
**Who is the artist?
**What is the title or subject?
**When was the piece completed?
**See [[proper right]] for ways of unambiguously describing right and left in images.
*Usually less significant are:
**What is the medium (oil on canvas/marble/mixed media ...)?
**Where is it located?
**What are its dimensions?


Keep in mind that not all of this information needs to be included in the caption, since the [[Wikipedia:Image description page|image description page]] should offer more complete information about the picture. If it does not, it may be possible to add it there from [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] such as the website of the museum that owns the image.
Keep in mind that not all of this information needs to be included in the caption, since the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image description page|image description page]] should offer more complete information about the picture.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
{{Shortcut|WP:CREDITS}}
 
[[File:Raven Manet C2.jpg|thumb|upright|"[[The Raven]]" depicts a mysterious raven's midnight visit to a mourning narrator, as illustrated by [[Édouard Manet]] (1875), digitally restored.]]
Unless relevant to the subject, do not credit the image author or copyright holder in the article. It is assumed that this is not necessary to fulfill attribution requirements of the GFDL or Creative Commons licenses as long as the appropriate credit is on the image description page. If the artist or photographer is independently notable, though, then a wikilink to the artist's biography may be appropriate, but image credits in the infobox image are discouraged, even if the artist is notable, since the infobox should only contain key facts of the article's subject, per [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes]].
Unless relevant to the subject, do not credit the image author or copyright holder in the article. It is assumed that this is not necessary to fulfill attribution requirements of the GFDL or Creative Commons licenses as long as the appropriate credit is on the image description page. If the artist or photographer is independently notable, though, then a wikilink to the artist's biography may be appropriate, but image credits in the infobox image are discouraged, even if the artist is notable, since the infobox should only contain key facts of the article's subject, per [[MOS:INFOBOX]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[MOS:CAPTION]] – main MoS entry for captions with formatting recommendations
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Captions]] – Main UMoS entry for captions with formatting recommendations
*[[Wikipedia:Accessibility#Images]]
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Images]]
*[[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Wikipedia:Alternative text for images]]
*[[Wikipedia:Images]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Images|Wikipedia:Images]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Wikipedia:Picture tutorial]]
*[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Uploading images|Wikipedia:Uploading images]]
*[[Wikipedia:Uploading images]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing Captions]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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