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Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts

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This is aninformation page.

It is not anencyclopedic article, nor one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects ofWikipedia:Images. It may reflect differing levels ofconsensus andvetting.

Images make Wikipedia more informative, accessible, and professional.

In general, when working with images:

DO:
Review the imagestyle guide anduse policy.
Givecontext withcaptions andalt text.
Try to findat least one image for each article.
Findfree images, orcreate andupload your own.
Clean up images: crop, color-correct, etc.
Use thebest file format for each image.
Useobjects for scale where helpful.
Place images in thesection to which they are related

DON'T:
Don't uploadnon-free images.
Don't use images in place oftables orcharts.
Don't use images orgalleriesexcessively.
Don't add images that arenot relevant.
Don'tflip faces, text, or works of art.
Don't setfixed image sizes.
Don'tsandwich text between two images.
Don't refer to images by theirplacement.
Don't place imagestoo early or at the end of sections.

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