Before making a gallery, please read over the image use policy for galleries. Generally, a gallery should not be added so long as there is space for images to be effectively presented adjacent to text.
This template provides advanced gallery building functionality (fine-tuned formatting control). For creating generic 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.
|altn= –
alt attribute: |alt1= for the first image, |alt2= for the second image, etc
alternative 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.
Optional parameters
These parameters apply to the entire 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
|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:
|noborder= – Cancel the border surrounding the images, use |noborder=yes to set.
|whitebg= – Cancel the white background after the images, use |whitebg=no to set.
|height= – Maximum height of each image. If this parameter is not included, |height= defaults to 180 pixels. Use a simple number here, e.g., 200, without a units designation, e.g., 200px.
|width= – Maximum width of each image, default is 180 pixels. Use a number here, e.g., 150, without units, e.g., 150px.
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
|Statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall National Memorial]] in [[New York City]], overlooking [[Wall Street]]
|alt1=Statue facing a city building with Greek columns and huge U.S. flag
|File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg
|Construction of Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932
|alt2=Profile of stone face on mountainside, with 3 workers.
|File:2006 Quarter Proof.png
|Washington is commemorated on a [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]].
|alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust.
|File:George Washington Presidential $1 Coin obverse.png
|Washington on a [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coin]]
|alt4=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left
}}
{{Gallery
|title=Cultural depictions of George Washington
|width=120 |height=100
|align=center
|footer=Example 2a
|File:Federal Hall NYC 27.JPG
|Statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall National Memorial]] in [[New York City]], overlooking [[Wall Street]]
|alt1=Statue facing a city building with Greek columns
|File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg
|Work on Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932
|alt2=Profile of stone face on mountainside, with 3 workers.
|File:2006 Quarter Proof.png
|Washington on a [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]]
|alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust.
|File:United_States_one_dollar_bill,_obverse.jpg
|[[United States one-dollar bill|U.S. one-dollar bill]]
|alt4=Front side of U.S. dollar bill, with Washington portrait in center.
|File:George Washington Presidential $1 Coin obverse.png
|Washington on a [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coin]]
|alt5=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing left
}}
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
Suggested values
leftcenterright
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
CSS styling
style
Allows custom Cascading Style Sheets styling to be added to the gallery block.
Example
border: 1px solid black;
String
optional
captionstyle
captionstyle
This parameter allows an editor to utilize Cascading Style Sheet code for caption
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
Suggested values
expandedcollapsed
Default
expanded
Example
collapsed
String
optional
height
height
determines the maximum height for any image within the gallery
Default
180
Example
100
Number
optional
width
width
Analogous to height parameter; sets maximum width for any image in the gallery
Default
180
Example
120
Number
optional
mode
mode
Sets the mode used by the inner gallery tag, see Help:Gallery tag for more options