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| imageright = [[File:Nogifs.svg|52px|No GIFs sign.]] |
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| text = This still image was [[upload|uploaded]] in the [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]] format. However, it contains information that could be stored more efficiently or more accurately in the [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], or [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] formats. If possible, please upload a [[ |
| text = This still image was [[upload|uploaded]] in the [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]] format. However, it contains information that could be stored more efficiently or more accurately in the [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], or [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] formats. If possible, please upload a [[Project:Image use policy|suitable JPEG]], PNG, or SVG version (as appropriate) of this image, being sure to keep it low-resolution if it is non-free. After doing so, please replace all instances of the GIF version throughout Wikipedia (noted under the “[[#filelinks|File links]]” header), tag the GIF version with <code>{{[[Template:Obsolete|obsolete]]|NewImage.ext}}</code>, and remove this tag. For more information, see [[Project:Image use policy|Preparing images for upload]]. |
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| [[Category:Images with inappropriate GIF compression|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
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Revision as of 09:47, 31 October 2026
This still image was uploaded in the GIF format. However, it contains information that could be stored more efficiently or more accurately in the PNG, JPEG, or SVG formats. If possible, please upload a suitable JPEG, PNG, or SVG version (as appropriate) of this image, being sure to keep it low-resolution if it is non-free. After doing so, please replace all instances of the GIF version throughout Wikipedia (noted under the “File links” header), tag the GIF version with
{{obsolete|NewImage.ext}}, and remove this tag. For more information, see Preparing images for upload.
| Template documentation follows |
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| Note: the template above may sometimes be partially or fully invisible. |
| Visit "Template:Bad GIF/doc" to edit its documentation if it is available. (How does this work?) |
 | Any breaking changes to this template, including moving it or nominating it for deletion, must be communicated in advance to Twinkle's users and maintainers at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle. The standard installation of Twinkle relies on this template. |
Usage
This template automatically adds images to Category:Images with inappropriate GIF compression.
See also
- {{Should be SVG}}
- {{Should be PNG}}
- {{Bad JPEG}}
- {{Artifacts}}
- {{Should be text}}