Template:ShouldBeText
 | This image was uploaded in a graphics format such as GIF, PNG, JPEG, or SVG. However, it consists purely or largely of information which is better suited to representation in wikitext (possibly using MediaWiki's special syntax for tables, math, or music). This will make the information easier to edit, as well as make it accessible to users of screen readers and text-based browsers.
If possible, please replace any inclusions of this image in articles (noted under the “File links” header) with properly formatted wikitext. After doing so, please consider nominating this image for deletion. |  |
This template marks files that should be wikitext.
The template automatically sets the following categories: Images which should not be images
Usage
{{ShouldBeText |reason= }}
This template is inappropriate for musical notation with text, extended techniques, or microtonal accidentals. See Help:Score.
For more complex text-like equations, {{Use TeX}} is a more specific tag.
For simple tables that could be converted to a wikitable, {{Convert to wikitable}} is a more specific tag.
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
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reason1 | Reason | short text about why this file should be wikitext | empty | optional |
category | Category | overwrites standard category | [[Category:Images which should not be images]] | optional |
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<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard. Existing template documentation Newly created template documentation and imports Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information This template marks files that should be wikitext.
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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
Example
{{ShouldBeText|it's text with no special formatting}}
renders as:
| This image was uploaded in a graphics format such as GIF, PNG, JPEG, or SVG. However, it consists purely or largely of information which is better suited to representation in wikitext (possibly using MediaWiki's special syntax for tables, math, or music). This will make the information easier to edit, as well as make it accessible to users of screen readers and text-based browsers. The additional reason provided is: it's text with no special formatting If possible, please replace any inclusions of this image in articles (noted under the “File links” header) with properly formatted wikitext. After doing so, please consider nominating this image for deletion. | |
See also
Localization
This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:ShouldBeText/layout.
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:ShouldBeText/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.