Template:Low quality

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.

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Problem tag for images of low quality

The template automatically sets the following categories:

• Category:Images of low quality

Usage

{{Low quality |1= |replace= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Description of problem		empty	optional
replace	Set to "no" to substitute If a higher-quality version of this particular image is available, please replace this one; otherwise, a supplemental image illustrating this subject and available under a free license should be found or provided and uploaded as a separate file. for the template's second sentence.		empty	optional
category	Category to use instead of Category:Images of low quality		empty	optional

Additional information

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

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

Relies on:

• {{Cleanupbox}}

Example

{{Low quality|'''problem description'''|replace=no}}

renders as:

This image (or all images in this category/page) problem description If a higher-quality version of this particular image is available, please replace this one; otherwise, a supplemental image illustrating this subject and available under a free license should be found or provided and uploaded as a separate file. 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.

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Low quality/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Low quality/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

See also