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=== Images === | === Images === | ||
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* Use captions to clarify the relevance of the image to the article (see {{section link||Captions}}, below). | * Use captions to clarify the relevance of the image to the article (see {{section link||Captions}}, below). | ||
* Each image should be inside the major section to which it relates (within the section defined by the most recent level 2 heading or at the top of the lead section), not immediately above the section heading. | * Each image should be inside the major section to which it relates (within the section defined by the most recent level 1 level 2 heading or at the top of the lead section), not immediately above the section heading. | ||
* Avoid sandwiching text between two images that face each other, and between an image and an infobox or similar. | * Avoid sandwiching text between two images that face each other, and between an image and an infobox or similar. | ||
* It is often preferable to place images of faces so that the face or eyes look toward the text. However, it is not necessary to reverse an image simply to have the subject facing the text. | * It is often preferable to place images of faces so that the face or eyes look toward the text. However, it is not necessary to reverse an image simply to have the subject facing the text. | ||
* Multiple images in the same article can be staggered right-and-left (for example, [ | * Multiple images in the same article can be staggered right-and-left (for example, [[Wikipedia:Timpani|Timpani]]). | ||
* The [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Thumbnails|thumbnail]] option may be used (<code>thumb</code>), or another size may be fixed | * The [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Thumbnails|thumbnail]] option may be used (<code>thumb</code>), or another size may be fixed. See [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Images|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Images]] for information on when and how to use other sizes. | ||
* Avoid referring to images as being on the left or right. Image placement is different for viewers of the mobile version of Wikipedia, and is meaningless to people having pages read to them by assistive software. Instead, use captions to identify images. | * Avoid referring to images as being on the left or right. Image placement is different for viewers of the mobile version of Wikipedia, and is meaningless to people having pages read to them by assistive software. Instead, use captions to identify images. | ||
* [[ | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Alt text]] takes the place of an image for text-only readers, including those using [[Wikipedia:Screen Reader|screen readers]]. Images should have an alt attribute added to the 'alt' parameter. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Alternative text of images|Wikipedia:Alternative text of images]] for more information. | ||
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