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= Images = | |||
:''Further information: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Wikipedia:Alternative text for images]], [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Images]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image use policy#Size|Wikipedia:Image use policy#Size]]'' | |||
# Images should include an [[alt attribute]] that acts as a substitute for the image for blind readers, search-spiders, and other non-visual users. If additional alt text is added it should be succinct, or should refer the reader to the caption or adjacent text: see [[WP:ALT]] for more information. | # Images should include an [[Wikipedia:Alt attribute|alt attribute]] that acts as a substitute for the image for blind readers, search-spiders, and other non-visual users. If additional alt text is added it should be succinct, or should refer the reader to the caption or adjacent text: see [[Wikipedia:WP:ALT|Wikipedia:Alternative text for imates]] for more information. | ||
# In [[ | # In [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions#Special situations|most cases]], images should contain a [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions|caption]] using the built in image syntax. The caption should concisely describe the meaning of the image, the essential information it is trying to convey. | ||
# Where possible, any charts or diagrams should have a text equivalent, or should be well-described so that users who are unable to see the image can gain some understanding of the concept. | # Where possible, any charts or diagrams should have a text equivalent, or should be well-described so that users who are unable to see the image can gain some understanding of the concept. | ||
# Detailed image descriptions, where not appropriate for an article, should be placed on the image description page, with a note saying that activating the image link will lead to a more detailed description. | # Detailed image descriptions, where not appropriate for an article, should be placed on the image description page, with a note saying that activating the image link will lead to a more detailed description. | ||
# Images should be inside the section they belong to (after the heading and after any links to other articles), and not | # Images should be inside the section they belong to (after the heading and after any links to other articles), and not at the end of the previous section, otherwise screen readers would read the image (and its textual alternative) in a different section; as they would appear to viewers of the mobile site. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Wikipedia:Picture tutorial]] for more information. | ||
# 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. | ||
== Animations, videos and audio == | == Animations, videos and audio == | ||