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Establishes a link to the file whose name is given in parameter #1 and displays the name without the prefix "File:".

• Instead of the file name, any text given in parameter #2 can be displayed.
• The image can be displayed at any size inline, after the name.

For more details go to standard usage.

Additional possibilities:

• It is possible to display the image left of the name to allow better text alignment when arranging in several lines, see Option "l"
• It is possible to show the file name below the displayed image, as with the [[File:...]] function, see Option "u".
• It is possible to avoid the link and display the plain name of parameter #1 (or parameter #2), see Option "n".
• It is possible to avoid any display of the name but display the image only, see Option "Z".
• It is possible to display the image in the horizontal center of the line, see Option "c".
• The displayed image can be surrounded by a border, see Option "b".

For more details go to extended usage.

Usage

{{F |1= }}

Only parameters 1, 2 and 3 are fixed, all other options are not fixed to any parameter position.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	File Name	Name of the file, with or without namespace; or * on the file description page/talk page. Underscores contained in the filename are replaced by spaces.	empty	required
2	Display Name	Any text, default is the file name (parameter #1). If there is no alternate text the parameter #2 instead can hold the first option.	File Name	optional
3 d	Image size	Numeric value for the image size in px. The picture is displayed inline in this size; 0 means: don't display Parameter d has precedence over 3[Please clarify – October 2024]; d= or d=- suppresses any display.	0	optional
4	Option	Option: b (lowercase B) to draw a border around the displayed picture	empty	optional
5	Option	Option: l (lowercase L) to display the image left of the file name Option: r (lowercase R) to display the image to the rightmost Option: c (lowercase C) to display the image in the center Option: u (lowercase U) to display the file name under (below) the image Option: Z (uppercase Z) to suppress the display of the file name	immediately after the filename	optional
6	Option	Option: n (lowercase N) to display the name not-linking to the file Leave empty to display the filename as a link to the file	empty	optional
7	Option	Option: + to display the namespace prefix “File:” as part of the link Option: - to display the namespace prefix “File:” not as part of the link If empty, don't display the namespace prefix “File:” at all	empty	optional
8	Function	Different functions can be performed, see Functions.	empty	optional
t	Separator	The separator can be any text string, used between displayed file name and displayed image Use uppercase T= to precede the string with a space (other function with Option: "u")	 	optional
p	Prefix	a prefix to be written in advance; e.g. p=<br/> for a new line	empty	optional
l	Interwiki & interlanguage link	For interlanguage linking with ISO 639 codes if the file is in another Wikipedia and for Interwiki linking if the file is in a Wikimedia sister project, see parameter "l".	empty	optional
lang	SVG language switch	language code (ISO 639), to display a translated version when the SVG file contains translations using SVG ‎<switch> elements, see Parameter "lang".	empty	optional
link	Link	enables to link to somewhere else	empty	optional
by	Author	can be used to display the user who created the file, see parameter "by"	empty	optional
m	Author modification code	modification of the "by"-user, e.g. c, d, n, t, w, wt, see parameter "m"	empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

See also

Some templates using {{F}} can display an unlimited number of files, names and/or images, with possibly other display names and many other modifying parameters:

• {{ G | … }} – displays a gallery of an unlimited number of files
• {{ File | … }} – displays horizontally an unlimited number of files, after the internationalized text "File:"
• {{ Filelist | … }} – displays horizontally an unlimited number of files: {{ Filelist | filename 1 | filename 2 | filename 3 | … }}
• {{ Other versions }} – to display vertically an unlimited number of files, e.g. in the Other versions= field
• {{ Derived from | … }} – displays vertically an unlimited number of files, after text
• {{ Derivative versions | … }} – displays vertically an unlimited number of files, after text
• {{Lang gallery}}, {{Lgallery}}, {{Svg lang}} – can display an unlimited number of translations, in gallery style

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Standard usage

Parameter #1 (File Name) is the only parameter which is required. It can only hold the filename, with or without "File:", or "*" on the file description page – the displayed file name is without "File:". All underscores ("_") contained in the filename are replaced by spaces. Parameter values "Filename.ext" or "File:Filename.ext" may be used, but not "[[File:Filename.ext]]".

Parameter #2 (Display Name) can hold an alternate text (instead of the file name) which can only be passed with this parameter. Underscores ("_") contained in the display name are displayed. If there is no given alternate text parameter #2 can instead hold the first option.

Parameter #3 (Image size) can hold the displayed image size which can be passed with either 3= or d=. By default the image is displayed right of the file name; this can be changed to left with option "l" or to uppper with option "u". Formats for the image size are e.g. 96 or x64 or 60x16.

• It is not possible to display images of other Wikipedias - only when the files are stored in the Commons !

Examples

Syntax	Code example	Result	Note
{{ F | file name }}	{{F|SVG_Simple_Icon.svg}} {{F|File:SVG_Simple_Icon.svg}}	SVG Simple Icon.svg	is the simplest form; it displays the file name as a link to the file.
{{ F | file name | any text }}	{{F|SVG_Simple_Icon.svg|example}}	example	displays the text string of the 2nd parameter as a link to the file.
{{ F | file name | size }}	{{F|SVG_Simple_Icon.svg|d=16}}	SVG Simple Icon.svg:	displays first the file name, and then the image with a size in px.
{{ F | file name | any text | size }}	{{F|Corsica-geographic map-fr.svg|Corsica|60x60}}	Corsica:	is the same but any text is displayed instead of the file name.

Note:

• When parameter #1 contains an asterisk (the value * ) instead of the file name, that will be replaced by the {{PAGENAME}}; this is possible only in the file namespace.

Extended usage

Parameters #4 to #7 – Options

Other than parameters #1, #2 and #3 the “options” (b, c, n, l, r, u, Z, +, -) are not fixed to a parameter position, or to a special sequence.

Every one of these options can as well be specified with every parameter #4 to #7. When no display of the image is required, an option can also be specified with parameter #3; when parameter #2 is not needed for a display text, the option code can even be specified with parameter #2 (to distinguish a text of one character from a one-character-code, the text may need to be expanded e.g. with <nowiki/>).
{{ F | file name | any text | size | b | l | n }} is an example for usage of these formatting characters - the sequence does not matter.
There are the following options:

Option "b"

• b draws a border around the image. This can be useful to show the extensions of an image with transparency.
• Example:

Code	Result
{{F|Yes check.svg||60|b}}	Yes check.svg:

Option "l"

• l displays the image left of the name. This option allows a better formatting, e.g. when more files are displayed in a list and the file names are of different length:
  {{ F | file name |  | size | l }} (or {{F|file name|l|size}}) to display the file left of the name.
• Example:

Code	Result
{{F|Kadro A4 001.svg||50|l}}	Kadro A4 001.svg

Option "c"

• c displays the image in the center of the line (this option may collide with the File Function Letter "C", dependent on the other used parameters).
• Example:

Code	Result
{{F|Kadro A4 001.svg||50|c}}	Kadro A4 001.svg:

Option "r"

• r displays the image to the right (has precedence over code l). E.g.
  {{ F | Sq3 blackredgold.svg | r | 32 | T = → → → }} will show rightmost 0
• Example:

Code	Result
{{F|Kadro A4 001.svg||50|r|T= → → →}}	Kadro A4 001.svg → → →

Option "u"

• u: To show the file name below of ("under") the displayed picture, as with the [[File:...]] or the gallery function.
  
• Example:

Code	Result
{{F|Kadro A4 001.svg||80|u}}	Kadro A4 001.svg

• With the parameter "t" a pixel distance (left padding) can be specified.
• Example: {{ F | Solid orange.svg | u | 64 }}{{ F | Solid green.svg | u | 64 | t = 3 }}{{ Clr }}

Solid orange.svg

Solid green.svg

000 Can be combined with other options, e.g. option r

Option "Z"

• Z: When an image should be displayed without showing the file name, this can be achieved by setting the character "Z". Parameter #1 specifies the file name, parameter #3 the size; therefore Z can be set by either parameter #4 to #7 or the not needed parameter #2. Of course it is of no use to combine Z with n, l or r but it won't do any harm.
  E.g. the sequence
  {{F|Rzz 10.svg|Z|10|b}}{{F|Rzz 10.svg|b|16|Z}}{{F|Rzz 10.svg||10|Z|b}} will show

Option "n"

• n: Independent whether the image is displayed or not, the parameter n let display plain text instead of the link. This is sometimes useful for better formatting.

Note: n can as well be specified with every parameter #4 to #7. When no display of the image is required, n can also be specified with parameter #3; when parameter #2 is not needed for a display text, n can even be specified with parameter #2 (to distinguish a text of one character from a one-character-code, the text may need to be expanded e.g. with <nowiki/>).
{{ F | file name | any text | size | b | l | n }} is an example for usage of these formatting characters - the sequence does not matter.

Option "+"

• +: Independent whether the image is displayed or not, the plus sign can be used to prefix the file name display with the namespace.

No translation occurs, "File:" is used.
{{ F | Example.svg | + | 12 }} displays File:Example.svg: , the name space as a part of the link.

Option "-"

• -: With the minus sign the name space is not a part of the link:
  {{ F | Example.svg | l | 12 | - }} displays File:Example.svg.

The name space option seems misleading and not useful with a display name (parameter #2) but it is possible to define it that way:
{{ F | Example.svg | Test | 12 | + }} will display File:Test: 

If as well a + and a - sign are mistakenly defined, the - is ignored.

Note: Some odd combinations of + or - with n are currently not working properly, esp. with n as parameter #3. Use another, better working parameter sequence when a misinterpretion occurs.

More options

• The four parameters 11 to 14 can be used to specify extended options , as vertical options e.g. |11=baseline or |14=text-bottom.

Other options can as well be specified this way, e.g. |12=border|13=center

Examples

Code	Result	Note
{{ F }}	0 no name	without parameter #1: error display & categorization
{{ F | Yes_check.svg }}	Yes check.svg	only link
{{ F | Yes check.svg | n }}	Yes check.svg	only name - without link
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | b }}	Yes check.svg:	bordered
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | l }}	Yes check.svg 0	left of name (as in "other versions" of File:Symbol unrelated.svg.)
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | n }}	Yes check.svg:	no link (as in "other versions" of File:Arrow-C.svg.)
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | r }}	Yes check.svg:	rightmost display, with file name
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | r | Z }}		rightmost display of image, without file name
{{ F | Yes check.svg | 16 | c | Z }}		centered display of image, without file name

Notes:

• The options can as well be written immediately with parameter #2 when no text is passed:
  • {{F|Yes check.svg||n}} is equivalent to {{F|Yes check.svg|n}},
  • {{F|Yes check.svg||16|b}} is equivalent to {{F|Yes check.svg|b|16}}
  • {{F|Yes check.svg||16|r|Z}} is equivalent to {{F|Yes check.svg|r|16|Z}} and so on (Exception: {{F|Yes check.svg|c|16}} is not working).

• Also the sequence does not matter:
  • {{F|X.jpg||16|b|l|n}} is equivalent to {{F|X.jpg||16|n|l|b}}.
  • {{F|X.jpg||16|4=b|5=l}} is equivalent to {{F|X.jpg||16|4=l|7=b}}

• "b", "c", "n", "l", "r" or "u" may even be coded at the position of parameter #3 when no image size is specified there.

• When it is required to display a text of one character equal to "b", "n", "l", "r", "u", "+", "-", "Z" or a FFL it can be distinguished from such a code by an expansion, e.g. with ‎<nowiki />.

Parameter "t" – Separator

t=: When the image is displayed either left or right of the displayed file name, with t= any text can be defined to separate the two items. It will replace the default separator :  (or   with option l).
With the Option: u the parameter "t" can specify a pixel distance (left padding) making the display wider.

Parameter "l" – Interwiki & interlanguage linking

The named parameter l= enables Interwiki access and interlanguage access.

Interwiki links or links to sister projects are e.g.

• wikt: or wiktionary:
• n: or wikinews:
• b: or wikibooks:
• q: or wikiquote:
• s: or wikisource:

Interlanguage links are via ISO 639 codes

Examples

• l=b:es for an image of the Spanish Wikibooks
• {{F|Pallot1.svg|l=s:it}} Pallot1.svg for an image of in Italian Wikisource

Note:

• Files in any Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikibooks, etc can be addressed, but it is not possible to display images from outside of Commons due to technical restrictions.

Parameter "lang" – SVG language switch

The named parameter lang= allows to use the language switch option:

Example

The file France Population Pyramid-2010.svg contains many languages. With {{F|France Population Pyramid-2010.svg|Diagram rendered in {{#language:ru|en}}|250|l|lang=ru|t=<br />}} the translated versions can be shown:

Diagram rendered in Arabic

Diagram rendered in Japanese

Diagram rendered in Russian

Note: The displayed names are linking to the default language version.

Parameter "by" – Author

Examples

Code	Result
{{ F | Yes check.svg | b | 12 | by = Gmaxwell }}	Yes check.svg:  by Gmaxwell
{{ F | X mark.svg | - | by = {{ut|Anybody||w:de}} of {{wd}} }}	File:X mark.svg by Anybody of de:Wp
{{ F | #RR.svg | - | 22 | by = <>nobody }}	File:3RR.svg:  by nobody
{{ F | Yes check.svg | /Gmaxwell }}	Yes check.svg by Gmaxwell

Note:

• Usernames prefixed by either one of & ( . < [ { are displayed-as-they-are without link, and & ( . < doubled, or () <> [] {}, are then removed.
• Instead of the |by= a |/ can be enough to specify a user. While By is used by several templates, the abbreviation "|/" is only possible with Template:F.
• Some Lua-based iteration templates (e.g. Based, Filelist, Other versions, Derived from) can do it with only one parameter: filename.jpg / username, thanks to Lua
  instead of the |/ only / is needed. Template:{{F}} avoids module invoked string operations which makes it necessary to use two parameters: filename.jpg|/username.
• But one of the Lua-based templates, e.g. {{Fl}}, can be used for that abbrevition possibility, {{ Fl | Dngerstff.svg/Histolo2 | d = 64 }} expands to Dngerstff.svg:  by Histolo2

Parameter "m" – Author modification code

m=: When a user name (e.g. of the creator) is displayed because of the parameter "by", any needed modification of {{U}} to either {{Ut}}, {{Uw}} or {{Uwt}} is possible with m=t, m=w, m=wt.

Examples

Code	Result
{{ F | Yes check.svg | /Gmaxwell | m = t }}	Yes check.svg by Gmaxwell
{{ F | Example.svg | by = Example | m = w }}	Example.svg by Example

Functions

This option is completely different from the description above, a value is returned instead of displaying something. By invoking the Module:File various functions can be performed. While parameter #1 specifies the file, the File Function Letter must be specified only with parameter #2 (or #1 when transcluded from the file page).
Such an FFL has precedence, additional parameter settings are ignored for most of the functions.^{[Please clarify – October 2024]} Exception: "M".

Except for the mere string operations F, X and U, for files outside Commons none of the File Functions can be performed.

FFL[Please clarify – October 2024]	Function[Please clarify – October 2024]	Returned result	Example code	Example result
0F	file name	name without extension   {{F|F}}[Please clarify – October 2024]	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|F}}	Peacedoveingreencircle
0L	link name	name without extension but linked	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|L}}	Peacedoveingreencircle
0M	file name	name stripped left and/or right. This function cannot alter the filename, but stripping of X characters left with +X, and/or of Y characters right with -Y, is possible with FFL "M": to display just "Panorama" of "1623 Panorama 2.jpg" use {{F|M|+5|-2}}. See examples Gabjae Folk Museum 9.jpg or Equiangular pentagon 00.svg.	(only possible with the "M" as parameter 1)[Please clarify – October 2024]	- - -
0X	extension	extension without name	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|X}} file	svg file
			{{uc:{{F|Peacedovei….svg|X}}}} file 0Note: {{uc:}} forcing text string to uppercase.	SVG file
0U	extension	extension as-it-is, case sensitive[Please clarify – October 2024]	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|U}} graphic	svg graphic
0I	ifexist	"true" if file exists	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|I}}	false
0C	count	number of file pages[Please clarify – October 2024]	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|C}}	1
0D	date	No longer supported work date, formatted yyyy-mm-dd	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|D}}	- none -
0W	width	width in pixel	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|W}} × {{F|Peacedovei….svg|H}} pixels	714 × 729 pixels
0H	height	height in pixel
0V	valid?[Please clarify – October 2024]	Not supported error count from W3C validation	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|V}}	- none -
0S	size	file size in bytes	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|S}} bytes	5819 bytes
0P	page size	size of file description page in bytes	{{F|Peacedovei….svg|P}} bytes	0 bytes
0G	gallery	gallery style display, see below	{{F|Peacedoveingreencircle.svg|G}}

Note:

• When a file name is descriptive enough to be used in the file description without alteration, the function {{F|F}} can be used, e.g. |description={{en|{{F|F}}.}}
• On the other hand it can be a useful abbreviation, to specify the own name with {{F|*}} - a short form of {{F|{{PAGENAME}}}}.

Examples

• {{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|Buddhist flag|32|l|t=  file name: }} ({{uc:{{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|X}}}} file, nominally {{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|W}} × {{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|H}} pixels, file size: {{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|S}} bytes; description: {{F|Buddhist rainbow flag.svg|P}} bytes.) gives the following:

  file name: Buddhist flag (SVG file, nominally 450 × 300 pixels, file size: 553 bytes; description: 0 bytes.)

• ''{{subst:F|{{PAGENAME}}|F}}'' in the description of the above file will give: Buddhist rainbow flag; a short form can be used:

File Function Letter "G" – Gallery Style

With the File Function Letter "G" a gallery-like display can be achieved. Different possibilities exist:

Syntax	Code example	Result	Note
{{ F | file name | G }}	{{F|Sommet Grande tête….jpg|G}}		no caption (like <gallery> file name </gallery>)
{{ F | file name | 0 | G }}	{{F|Sommet Grande tête….jpg| |G}}
{{ F | file name | caption | G }}	{{F|Sommet Grande tête….jpg|Sea of clouds|G}}	Sea of clouds	with caption centered
{{ F | file name | G | caption }}	{{F|Sommet Grande tête….jpg|G|Sea of clouds}}	Sea of clouds	with caption left aligned (like <gallery> file name | caption </gallery>)

The minus sign can be used to display the name space "File:"

Syntax	Code example	Result	Note
{{ F | file name | -. | G }}	{{F|Birch in Kamikochi.jpg|-|G}}	File:Birch in Kamikochi.jpg	with caption of the full file name, centered
{{ F | file name | G. | - }}	{{F|Birch in Kamikochi.jpg|G|-}}	File:Birch in Kamikochi.jpg	with caption of the full file name, left aligned (like <gallery> file name | File:file name </gallery>)

Notes:

• The gallery style function of Template:F can be useful to display just only one file.
• Display of more files is possible, but it is easier to do with the gallery template:G, where the file names can be separated also with linefeeds, or/and with | (pipes).

Examples

with Template:{{F}}	with Template:{{G}}
{{F|Pink check.svg| Purple check.svg Yellow check.svg Red check.svg |G|44}}	{{G|Pink check.svg Purple check.svg Yellow check.svg Red check.svg|d=44}}
	Pink check.svg Purple check.svg Yellow check.svg Red check.svg
another example with caption:
{{F| Pink check.svg|caption 1 Purple check.svg{{!}}capt 2 Yellow check.svg{{!}}capt 3 Red check.svg{{!}}capt 4 |G|32}}	{{G| Pink check.svg|capt 1 Purple check.svg|capt 2 Yellow check.svg|capt 3 Red check.svg|capt 4|w=32}}
capt 1 capt 2 capt 3 capt 4	capt 1 capt 2 capt 3 capt 4

Iterated use of {{F}}

Several templates (as {{Attribs}}, {{Derived from}}, {{Derivative versions}}, {{File}}, {{Filelist}}, {{Iterate}}, {{Own based}}, {{Other versions}}, ...)
can use the template {{F}} with all its options iterative.

With: {{ Iterate
| p1 = 32 | p2 = Z
| Pink check.svg | 
| Purple check.svg | 
| Yellow check.svg | 
| White check.svg | b
| Red check.svg }}
(default for t=F and n=2)
these five files are shown:

With: {{ Filelist
| d = 32 | o = Z | c = n | q4 = b
| Pink check.svg
| Purple check.svg
| Yellow check.svg
| White check.svg
| Red check.svg }}
the same display is shown:

See also

• {{C}} → similar template for categories
• Category:Other versions templates