Commons:Templates

Templates are used to add recurring messages to pages in a consistent way, to create navigational boxes, and to provide cross-language portability of texts. The content of a template can be added to a page by typing {{templatename}}. The “Template:” prefix doesn't need to be included. The first character (only) is not case-sensitive, so {{delete}} and {{Delete}} are the same.

In the gallery namespace (also referred to as mainspace, the main namespace, or the article namespace in Wikipedia), templates exist only to help readers. These can include navigation aids and warnings that content is sub-standard. Templates that provide information only of service to editors belong on a gallery’s talk page.

If you wish to experiment with templates, you may do so in the Sandbox.

• Related pages for specific types of templates
  • Commons:Templates for galleries – language codes, meant to visually improve the gallery (article) pages.
  • Commons:Image copyright tags and Commons:Image copyright tags visual.
  • Commons:Babel – language levels for user pages.
  • Commons:Message templates – messages for other users’ talk pages.
  • Commons:Link templates – link-creating templates.
  • Commons:Created with … templates – for marking files indicating the software used.

• For renaming or moving templates see Commons:Rename a template.

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Category pages

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{CatAZ}} links talk view	Top 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ~
{{ImageTOC}} links talk view
{{CategoryTOC}} links talk view
{{Category for discussion|ABC}} links talk view	This category is being discussed as part of a Categories for discussion process. As a result of this discussion, pages and files in this category may be recategorized (not deleted). Please do not make major changes to this category, nor categories and pages related to this discussion, or remove this notice until the discussion has been closed. After saving the category page with {{subst:Cfd}}, please use this link to start the discussion page. You may consider using the "Nominate category for discussion" link in your toolbar. This will automatically create all necessary pages and list them.
{{Move|ABC|…}} links talk view	It has been proposed to move Commons:Templates to Category:ABC Reason: Missing. Please add an explanation for the request to the template, e.g. |2= as [[:en:ABC]] Date: Missing. Please add the following to the template: |3=2020-09-21 Objections and discussion have their place at Commons talk:Templates (two weeks are considered as adequate time for possible objections). See Commons:Rename a category for general information and policy. If the proposed rename is clearly uncontroversial or consensus-decided, place the bot command (see below) at User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands to be handled by CommonsDelinker or rename it and move the content manually. If the new destination category exists, you can remove this template, replacing it with {{category redirect|ABC}}. If the proposal is clearly or potentially controversial or requires a broader discussion, you can transfer the discussion to Commons:Categories for discussion (replacing this template with {{subst:cfd}}) If the proposal is clearly nonsensical, mistaken or consensually rejected, please remove this template. Warning: processing period depends on activity of Commons volunteers. Some proposals (especially with unclear reason or too weak support) stay waiting for many months to be handled. Bot command: {{move cat|Templates|ABC|reason=}} (add)(add) Templates;ABC;; Usage: {{Move|new name|reason}} – for categories (only!) which should be renamed. Mass category renames should be listed on COM:CFD.
{{Categorise}} links talk view	This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories.
{{CatDiffuse}} links talk view	This category has become too crowded. It should list very few images directly. Files should be moved to subcategories where appropriate. New subcategories can be created. Some files need to be moved elsewhere. Search for more categories: fulltext, Main Page, topics, meta categories. Please remove or replace this tag afterwards.
{{Category redirect|ABC}} links talk view	This category is located at Category:ABC Note: This category should be empty. Any content should be recategorised. This tag should be used on existing categories that are likely to be used by others, even though the "real" category is elsewhere. Redirected categories should be empty and not categorised themselves. It should not be used on categories that are misspellings and thus unlikely to be used by other people. Such categories should be tagged as: {{bad name|Category:correct name}}. (delete as bad name)
{{CatDevelop}} links talk view	This category is currently being developed or reviewed. Please read the talk page discussion before making substantial changes.
{{CatDispute}} links talk view	The classification of this category and/or related categories is disputed. Please read the talk page discussion and refrain from editing until a consensus is reached.

Deletion

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Deletion error|Reason}} links talk view	This file is about to be deleted, but some MediaWiki error is preventing deletion. Reason: reason
{{Bad name}} links talk view	This page has an incorrect name. Error: Please specify the correct name (). This page qualifies for speedy deletion. Please make sure this template is on the page that should be deleted – inversions are frequent. Please use {{Bad name|Correctly named page}} and make sure the correctly named page appears above. For administrators: Follow the directions on Commons:Deletion policy Add to : {{Move cat|Templates|reason=incorrectly named duplicate}}
{{Copyvio|Reason}} links talk view	This file may meet the criteria for speedy deletion. This file is a copyright violation because it is copyrighted and not published under a free license. The file is subject to speedy deletion unless it is relicensed according to the Commons licensing policy. This file is a copyright violation for the following reason: reason Click here to show further instructions Usage: This template should only be used for obvious cases. For non-obvious cases, use {{Delete}} and follow the instructions. Please notify the uploader by adding the following to their talk page: {{subst:copyvionote|1=Commons:Templates|reason=reason}} ~~~~ For multiple files from one user, explaining copyrights might be more useful. This page was last edited by JoKalliauer (talk| contribs| logs) Appeal: If you think that the file does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please open a regular deletion request and remove this template. Administrators: Please check the page history, especially the last diff. Page last edited 2 days ago by JoKalliauer (talk · contributions · Number of edits · recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) • Page information: deletion log • What links here Before deleting, please check the talk page, where information pertaining to copyright might have been added.
{{Speedydelete|Reason}} links talk view	This project page may meet the criteria for speedy deletion. The given reason is: reason Click here to show further information Usage: {{speedydelete|1=reason}} should only be used for obvious cases; use {{Delete}} for others – there are different kinds of deletion requests. Please notify the creator by placing the following on their talkpage: {{subst:speedynote|1=Commons:Templates|2=reason}} ~~~~ Appeal: If you disagree with this project page's speedy deletion, replace this tag with a regular deletion request. Administrators: Please check the page history, especially the last diff. Page last edited 2 days ago by JoKalliauer (talk · contributions · Number of edits · recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) • Page information: deletion log • What links here Before deleting, please check the talk page, where information pertaining to copyright might have been added. Note: To speed up the speedy deletion process and help administrators, consider using one of these more specific templates: {{copyvio|reason or source}} for clear copyright violations {{bad name|correct name}} for badly named categories (only when they are empty) {{duplicate|other file}} for files that are exactly the same as other files {{SD|F10}} for personal files and {{SD|G10}} for promotional files See Commons:Deletion policy for more information.
{{Delete|Reason}} links talk view	This project page has been nominated for deletion. To discuss it, please visit the nomination page. Do not remove this tag until the deletion nomination is closed. Reason for the nomination: reason Click here to show further instructions If this template was added because you clicked "Mark for deletion" in the left menu, please make sure that all necessary pages have been created. If they haven't been created after a few minutes, or if you added this template manually, you should complete these steps: Visit the deletion requests subpage and place the following code: {{subst:delete2|image=Commons:Templates|reason=reason}} ~~~~ Go to the deletion requests log and place the following code at the bottom: {{subst:delete3|pg=Commons:Templates}} Notify the item's uploader or the creator of the page by placing the following code on the user's talk page: {{subst:idw|Commons:Templates|}} ~~~~ Additionally, you may want to check for Wikimedia projects that use this item and then remove or, if possible, replace with a superior item. For mass deletions: If you want to nominate several related images, please make a mass request by manually adding {{delete|reason=write reason|subpage=write name|year=2020|month=September|day=21}} to each image page and then following the steps hereinbefore. (Help on mass requests.) Note: This template is for requests that may require discussion in order to be deleted. For speedy deletions, you can use {{speedydelete|reason}}.
{{Template deletion request}} links talk view	The text below is generated by a template which has been proposed for deletion. Please see its entry on Commons:Deletion requests/ for comments and reasoning.
{{No source since}} links talk view	This media file is missing essential source information. The author and source of the file must be given, so that others can verify the copyright status. Edit the file description page to add source information. Unless this issue is resolved, the file will be deleted seven days after this tag was added ('). Administrators: Check the history to ensure that information has not been removed through vandalism This file has a talk page which may contain important information Check the usage of this file in other Wikimedia projects This page was last edited by JoKalliauer (talk| contribs| logs) Usage of this tag: For categorisation purposes, always use {{subst:nsd}}. If you didn't use an automated tool, notify the uploader manually.
{{No license since}} links talk view	This media file does not have sufficient information on its copyright status. If you have created this file yourself, or the file is in the public domain, you can edit the file description page to license it under one of the allowed licenses. If you did not create it and it is not in the public domain, you must ask the copyright holder for permission to release it under one of the allowed licenses, and the written permission must be sent to our permission archive. Unless this issue is resolved, the file will be deleted seven days after this tag was added ('). Administrators: Check the history to ensure that information has not been removed through vandalism This file has a talk page which may contain important information Check the usage of this file in other Wikimedia projects This page was last edited by JoKalliauer (talk| contribs| logs) When applying this tag: Use {{subst:nld}} to categorize by tag date. If you didn't use an automated tool, use {{subst:image license|1=File:Templates}}~~~~ to notify the uploader.
{{No permission since}} links talk view	This media file is missing evidence of permission. It may have an author and a source, but there is no proof that the author agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide evidence of permission by either providing a link to a site with an explicit release under a free license or by sending a declaration of consent to confirm copyright ownership by email. This also applies if you are the author yourself. Unless this issue is resolved, the file will be deleted seven days after this tag was added and the uploader was notified ('). Administrators: Check the history to ensure that information has not been removed through vandalism This file has a talk page which may contain important information Check the usage of this file in other Wikimedia projects This page was last edited by JoKalliauer (talk| contribs| logs) Usage of this tag: For categorisation purposes, always use {{subst:npd}}. If you didn't use an automated tool, use {{subst:image permission|File:Templates}} ~~~~ to notify the uploader.

File description pages

 See also category: File namespace templates.

Information

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Information}} links talk view	DescriptionTemplates Source Author
{{Artwork}} links talk view	Artist Title Object type Description Depicted people Depicted place Depicted part Date Medium Dimensions Collection Current location Accession number ObjectLocation Place of creation Place of discovery Object history Exhibition history Credit line Inscriptions Notes References Source/Photographer Permission (Reusing this file) Other versions
{{Map}} links talk view	Title   Description Map legend Author Contributor Date Source Credit line Permission (Reusing this file)  Geotemporal data Date depicted Map location   Map type Map projection Map scale OSM level Heading [[|50px]] Bounding box  / ; Georeferencing Georeference the map in Wikimaps Warper If inappropriate please set warp_status=skip to hide.  Bibliographic data Map set / atlas   Map sheet Book author missing name    Book title   Volume Page Language Place of publication Publisher Printer Year of publication Authority control  Archival data Institution Accession number Dimensions Scan resolution Medium Inscriptions Notes References Other versions
{{Book}} links talk view	Author Editor Start this Book Translator Illustrator Author of foreword Author of afterword Title Subtitle Series title Volume Edition Publisher Printer Genre Description Depicted part Language Publication date Place of publication References Source Permission (Reusing this file) Other versions
{{Creator}} links talk view	missing name    Alternative names Description Date of birth Location of birth Work period Work location Authority control References
{{Institution}} links talk view	missing name   Native name Parent institution Location Coordinates Established Web page Authority control
{{COAInformation}} links talk view	# Coat of arms Element of coat of arms Blazon Blazon reference Tincture GPLtab standard tinctures Tincture Artist
{{Retouched picture}} links talk view	This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version.

Permissions and restrictions

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{PermissionOTRS}} links talk view	This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard.
{{Consent}} links talk view	The uploader asserts the following regarding consent of identifiable persons: I personally created this media. All identifiable persons shown specifically consented to publication of this photograph or video.
{{Personality rights}} links talk view	Personality rights Personality rights warning This work depicts one or more identifiable persons. The use of depictions of living or deceased persons may be restricted by laws regarding personality rights. The extent of these restrictions depends on jurisdiction. Personality rights restrictions apply independently of copyright. Before using this content, please ensure that the intended use does not infringe any personality rights under applicable laws. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's personality rights. See our general disclaimer.
{{FoP}} links talk view	Warning: The subject of this image is believed to be protected by copyright. It is believed that the taking, uploading and reuse of this derivative work is permitted under the copyright law of the country in which the photograph was taken, possibly with some restrictions, because the subject was permanently located in a public place. In Germany, this exception is known as Panoramafreiheit; many other countries have similar exceptions which are referred to on Commons by the generic term "freedom of panorama". Freedom of panorama does not apply in all countries, and often applies only to photographs of buildings that are permanently located in a public place. In some countries the freedom may apply more broadly. It may or may not extend to sculptures and/or to subjects that are not in a "public place" but are in a "place to which the public has access". The allowed usage of this picture, if any, depends upon the laws of the country of creation, and may also depend on the laws of the country in which the derived image is to be used. See Commons:Freedom of panorama for a country by country list. Before reusing this content, ensure that you have the right to do so. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's copyrights. See our general disclaimer for more information. If you have added this template to an image description page, remember that in most cases it should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of source. FoP Freedom of Panorama //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Templates

Assessments

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Quality image}} links talk view	Quality image This image has been assessed using the Quality image guidelines and is considered a Quality image.
{{Valued image}} links talk view	Valued image This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: {{{scope}}}. You can see its nomination [[Commons:Valued image candidates/{{{subpage}}}|here]].
{{Picture of the day}} links talk view	For example, to indicate the picture of the day for December 15, 2004, enter {{Picture of the day|year=2004|month=12|day=15}} to get: <span id="field-potd" title=""> English: {{Potd/{{{date}}} (en) }} Other languages:
{{Out of scope}} links talk view	This media file may not fall within the project scope of Wikimedia Commons. All content on Wikimedia Commons must be realistically usable for an educational purpose, such as to be able to be used to illustrate the subject of an article on a Wikimedia project. For example, personal photos, unless they could possibly be used to illustrate a Wikipedia article for instance, may be considered to be out of scope. Any content which falls outside the project scope might be nominated for deletion.

Related files

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Superseded|Å.svg}} links talk view	This file has been superseded by File:Å.svg. It is recommended to use the other file. Please note that deleting superseded images requires consent. Usage: {{Superseded|superseding image name}} – if a better file of the same theme was uploaded
{{Vector version available|Example}}	File:Example.svg is a vector version of this file. (reason: it is a better example in W3C-valid SVG) File:Example.png File:Example.svg For more information, see Help:SVG. Usage: {{Vector version available|the name of the vector image}} – when a vector version exists, but is not clearly superior When superior it can be told with the quality parameter, and mentioned with reason (like above) {{ Vector version available | Example | quality = superior | reason = it is a better example in W3C-valid SVG }} When inferior this can be specified with quality=inferior and the reason, e.g. {{ Vector version available | Sample | quality = inferior | reason = invalid SVG containing embedded raster }}

Miscellaneous

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Scriptuse}} links talk view	All images in this gallery or category are used by a MediaWiki tool, gadget, or user script. Changes to these images will affect many users. Please discuss any changes with the uploader or script maintainer first. Please note: These images might be loaded dynamically so that there might be no direct links.
{{Translation possible}} links talk view	This SVG file contains embedded text that can be translated into your language, using the SVG Translate tool or any capable SVG editor. For more information see: About translating SVG files.	Category:Translation possible

Maintenance

Digital editing required

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)	Category to find tagged pages
{{Cleanup image|Explanation}} links talk view	This media file needs to be cleaned up, because: explanation. For help, see Commons:Media for cleanup. Note: This tag should only be used if none of the following cleanup templates applies, or for specific requests.	Category:Media for cleanup
{{Convert to SVG}} links talk view	All images in this gallery could be re-created using vector graphics as SVG files. This has several advantages; see Commons:Media for cleanup for more information. If an SVG form of this image is available, please upload it and afterwards replace this template with {{vector version available|new image name}}. Usage: {{Convert to SVG}} – images that should be converted to the vector format SVG	Category:Images that should use vector graphics
{{Convert to PNG}} links talk view	This image was uploaded in a format such as JPEG (or GIF). It could be stored, however, in the PNG format which supports alpha transparency and lossless compression, meaning that changes do not reduce the image quality. If possible, please upload a PNG version of this image (from a non-JPEG source or with existing compression artifacts removed). After doing so, replace this template with {{SupersededPNG|New Image.png}}, and please replace all instances of the previous version throughout Commons (noted under the "File links" header). For more information, see Commons:Preparing images for upload.	Category:Images which should be in PNG format
{{BadSVG}} links talk view	All the SVG images in this gallery contain embedded raster graphics.[1] Such images are liable to produce inferior results when scaled to different sizes (as well as possibly being very inefficient in file size). If appropriate to do so, they should be replaced with images created using vector graphics. Note: This template is only supposed to be used if the SVG file mixes vector and raster graphics. If the SVG file only contains raster graphics {{FakeSVG}} is supposed to be used. 0 See also {{TopoSVG}}.	Category:SVG images with embedded raster graphics
{{FakeSVG}} links talk view	This graphic image is not a real SVG, just a fake (wrapper), it is a raster graphic without vector coding. Such misuse of SVG as metafile is undesirable! Note: This template is only supposed to be used if the SVG file solely contains raster graphics. If the SVG file mixes vector and raster graphics {{BadSVG}} is supposed to be used.	Category:Fake SVG
{{TracedSVG}} links talk view	All the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) in this project page appear to have been inadequately vectorized, for example, by auto-tracing, and may require revectorization to meet quality standards. Automatic tracing of complex images can produce overly-large files, inaccurate outlines, and often miss out smaller details completely. Please consider editing this image by hand in a vector editor to improve it. For further information please see our picture tutorial and SVG help (or check the talk page). For assistance, refer to the Graphics Lab.	Category:SVG images with poorly traced elements
{{BadGIF}} links talk view	The images in this gallery were uploaded as GIF, while a different format would have been more suitable. Commons discourages the use of GIF files, except for animations. See Commons:File types for more information. If possible, please upload a PNG version (or JPEG for some photos) of this image, and mark the GIF image as {{Superseded|‹new image name›}}. If you like, encourage other Wikimedia projects using the GIF to use the new version instead. If this image is a diagram or other image suitable for vectorisation, please tag this image with {{Convert to SVG}} instead of {{BadGIF}}. If not suitable for vectorisation, use {{Convert to PNG}}.	Category:Images with inappropriate GIF format
{{BadJPEG}} links talk view	All images in this commons were uploaded in the JPEG format even though it consists of non-photographic data. This information could be stored more efficiently or accurately in the PNG or SVG format. If possible, please upload a PNG or SVG version of this image without compression artifacts, derived from a non-JPEG source (or with existing artifacts removed). After doing so, please tag the JPEG version with {{Superseded|NewImage.ext}} and remove this tag. This tag should not be applied to photographs or scans. For more information, see {{BadJPEG}}.	Category:Images with inappropriate JPEG compression
{{BadPDF}} links talk view	The files in this gallery were uploaded in PDF, despite containing only graphic data. If possible, please upload an (extracted) image version of this file instead. See Commons:File types for more information.	Category:Files with inappropriate PDF format
{{FakePDF}} links talk view	This graphic image is not a real PDF, just a fake (wrapper), it is a raster graphic without vector coding. Such misuse of PDF as Metafile is undesirable!	Category:Fake PDF
{{Artifacts}} links talk view	This image was uploaded in the PNG or GIF (or other lossless) image format. However, it contains visible lossy compression artifacts. These artifacts may have come from the JPEG format (or from saving a colorful image as GIF instead of PNG). If possible, please upload a PNG or SVG version of this image, derived from a non-lossy source (or with artifacts removed). If applicable, please replace all instances of the artifact version throughout Wikimedia projects, tag the old version with one of these templates, and remove this tag. For more information, see Commons:Preparing images for upload and Commons:Media for cleanup.	Category:Images in lossless format with lossy compression artefacts
{{Overcompressed JPEG}} links talk view	This image was uploaded as a JPEG, which is an acceptable file format. However, it displays high levels of JPEG artifacts due to excessive compression. If possible, please re-upload this image with less compression for higher quality, or consider uploading it in PNG format. Proper downsizing and compression can be performed with various image-editing programs. After replacing this image with a higher quality version, please remove this tag. For more information, see Commons:Preparing images for upload.	Category:Images with excessive JPEG compression
{{Remove border}} links talk view	Some images in this gallery or category may need to have their borders removed. Where borders are desired they should be added with wikimarkup or code. NOTE: Engravings, etchings, photogravures, or any image where information would be lost, or the frame is integral part of the original postcard, document etc., DO NOT NEED their borders cropped; a cropped image of this type generally will violate the original artistic intent of the image, which includes the paper surrounding it. Especially images with {{Border is intentional}} should be not overwritten. If it is desirable to have a cropped version for specific uses, this should be uploaded as a separate file, and linked back to the original. This can be requested by using {{Extract image}} instead. If the file is a photo of an artwork in perspective and with context (a physical frame, a place where the work is located etc.), use {{Extract image}} for request for a detailed image or a flat copy. Any text from the border should be included in the image description. If the border contains author and license information, this may also be embedded in the file itself and the tag, {{Metadata from image}}, should be added. If cropping a JPEG, it is generally preferable to use a lossless cropping tool. You can use CropTool on this file, which supports lossless cropping (more info). Other available tools include Cropbot and jpegtran. For more help, see Commons:Media for cleanup.	Category:Images with borders
{{Watermark}} links talk view	This image contains digital watermarking or credits in the image itself. The usage of visible watermarks is discouraged. If a non-watermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name and then remove this template. Ensure that removed information is present in the image description page and replace this template with {{Metadata from image}} or {{Attribution metadata from licensed image}}. Caution: Before removing a watermark from a copyrighted image, please read the WMF's analysis of the legal ramifications of doing so, as well as Commons' proposed policy regarding watermarks. If the old version is still useful, for example if removing the watermark damages the image significantly, upload the new version under a different title so that both can be used. After uploading the non-watermarked version, replace this template with {{Superseded|new filename|version without watermarks}}.	Category:Images with watermarks
{{Extract image}} links talk view	→  This page includes images about: . This image (or article or category) allows creating additional images (as from a page with portraits). Crop new images from this page (or its source) and upload each separately. For more about image cropping, see: Commons:Media for cleanup. Use {{Image extracted|xxx.ext}} to link the extracted images.	Category:Images requiring extraction
{{Opaque}} links talk view	This image was uploaded with an opaque background where it should have been transparent. If possible, please upload a PNG or SVG version of this image, derived from a non-JPEG source so that it could hopefully contain an alpha channel and no compression artifacts (or with existing artifacts removed). If it is not possible to obtain a cleaner version then consider creating a new, derivative, image with the background removed, while leaving this image alone; use templates such as {{Retouched picture}} and {{Derivative versions}} as appropriate; then ignore the rest of these requests. After doing so, please: Find all pages in all Wikimedia projects that use this image, and replace the old image with the new image in each. Mark this image as having been superseded by adding one of these templates. For more information, see Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload.	Category:Images with opaque backgrounds
{{Red eye}} links talk view	The images in this gallery needs to be edited to remove the red-eye effect. The red eye effect will be removed by Leonel Sohns (talk · contribs). For more help, see Commons:Media for cleanup.	Category:Images with red-eye
{{Rotate}} links talk view		Category:Images requiring rotation
{{Convert to international}} links talk view	This image (or all images in this category) uses inside labels or attached captions in a specific script or language and might be converted to a language neutral form. This would allow its use in all Wikimedia projects and, more importantly, all Wikimedia languages.	Category:Images requiring internationalisation
{{Thumbnail}} links talk view	This image is a scaled version of an original. Please re-upload the full resolution version. If the name of this image refers to its size, upload the larger version to a different name which does not do so and update all existing references to this image. When the larger version is available on Commons with a different name, mark this image as a {{Duplicate}} (unless it isn't, for example if this is a hand-tweaked low-resolution icon). Please notify the uploader with {{subst:do not upload thumbnails}} ~~~~ or {{subst:dont upload Wikipedia thumbnails}} ~~~~ when placing this tag.	Category:Images uploaded at reduced resolution
{{Low quality}} links talk view	This image (or all images in this category/page) is very small, unfixably too light/dark, or may not adequately illustrate the subject of the image. If a higher-quality image is available please consider replacing this one; otherwise, a replacement under a free license should be found or provided. Please see Category:Image cleanup templates for templates used to mark images that only need a clean-up. For more help, see Commons:Media for cleanup#Low quality images.	Category:Images of low quality
{{CleanFFT}} links talk view	This image contains regular noise, texture, or interference which should be cleaned up using Fourier analysis or some similar appropriate method. Beginning with a higher resolution image may help.	Category:Images containing regular noise
{{Colour blind}} links talk view	This image relies on colours to convey information. However, the colours used make it difficult or even impossible for people with colour blindness to read the information. Please consider changing the colours to meet the needs of a wider audience.	Category:Images with problems for colour blind people
{{Disputed diagram}} links talk view	The factual accuracy of this diagram or the file name is disputed. Reason: Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. For usage see: {{disputed diagram|why}}	Category:Disputed diagrams
{{Restoration}} links talk view	This image needs restoration. If the old version is still useful, for example if restoring the image will alter the image significantly, upload the new version under a different title so that both can be used (e.g. [[File:Mount_Everest.jpg]] → [[File:Mount_Everest - restored.jpg]]. After uploading the restored version, replace this template with: {{superseded|File:Mount Everest - restored.jpg|image restored}}, replacing the italicised name with the file name in question.	Category:Files needing restoration
{{Update}} links talk view	This image requires updating Please see the talk page for more information.. In doing so, you could add a timestamp to the image. Please notify the uploader with {{subst:update-note|1=Commons:Templates}} ~~~~	Category:Images requiring an update

Page cleanup required

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)	Category to find tagged pages
{{Description missing}} links talk view		Category:Media lacking a description
{{Uncategorized}} links talk view	Usage: {{subst:unc}}	Category:Media needing categories
{{Fact disputed}} links talk view	The factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed. Reason: Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.	Category:Accuracy disputes
{{References missing}} links talk view	References for this description (or part of this) or for the depiction in the file are not provided. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.	Category:Media data without source
{{Source code please}} links talk view	All images in this article are information graphics created by a computer program from data sets or formulas that have not been fully provided on this page. In order to allow other editors to improve or build such images, and to ensure compliance with free content licenses such as the GFDL, the following should be provided: Software package(s) used Data sets used (if any), including pre-processing instructions Sequence of commands used to create the graphic Short description of any post-processing stages Once all the above are included in the image's description page(s), please remove this template.	Category:Images lacking source file
{{Notation please}} links talk view	This image (or all images in this article or category) contains musical notation created in scorewriter software. The preferred form for editing such musical notation is the musical notation file used by the scorewriter software. In order to allow other editors to improve or build on this image, and to ensure compliance with free content licenses such as the GFDL, the following should be provided: Software package(s) used Musical notation file for the image, either uploaded separately or (preferably, if plain text) inline on the description page Sequence of commands used to create the image Short description of any post-processing stages Once all the above are included in the image's description page, please remove this template.	Category:Musical notation images lacking source file

Renaming and merging

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)	Category to find tagged pages
{{Rename|Example.png|…}} links talk view	Usage: {{Rename|NewName|NumericReason|reason}} – for files (only) which should be renamed.	Category:Media requiring renaming
{{Merge|Example.png|…}} links talk view	It has been suggested that this project page should be merged with File:Example.png. Usage: {{Merge|PageName (no prefix)}} – the text “project page” changes based on the namespace it’s in. For pages only!	Category:Requested merges
{{Merge from|Example.png|…}} links talk view	It has been suggested that File:Example.png should be merged into this project page. (discuss) Usage: {{Merge from|page name (no prefix)|discussion page (optional)}} – default discussion link is the talk page	Category:Requested merges

See also

• meta:Template
• w:Wikipedia:Template namespace
• Commons:WikiProject Templates