Help:File captions
Multilingual file captions are part of MediaInfo , an extension for handling structured data for files. A caption contains a short description about a file. Captions are limited to 255 characters in length; captions cannot contain markup (like Wikitext links or HTML) and do not support external links. You can add captions in different languages.
Adding a caption on the File page[edit]
Captions are added by clicking on the pencil icon in the top right corner. This opens up the editing view.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Multinlingual_captions_no_caption.png/600px-Multinlingual_captions_no_caption.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Multilingual_caption_first_caption.png/600px-Multilingual_caption_first_caption.png)
Translations can be done once an initial caption is added. A language is selected, then the text is entered.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Multilingual_captions_select_a_language.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_select_a_language.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Multilingual_captions_add_a_language.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_add_a_language.png)
Translations can be added in as many languages as MediaWiki supports.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Multilingual_captions_multiple_languages.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_multiple_languages.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Multilingual_captions_adding_a_caption.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_adding_a_caption.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Multilingual_caption_choose_language.png/600px-Multilingual_caption_choose_language.png)
Page history[edit]
Additions of file captions are logged in the page history with an automatic edit summary.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Multilingual_captions_history_view.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_history_view.png)
Adding a caption using the Upload Wizard[edit]
Captions can be added during the file upload process using the Upload Wizard. The option to add caption is in step four, "Describe." The difference between a caption and a description is explained.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Multilingual_captions_upload_wizard_first_language.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_upload_wizard_first_language.png)
Translations of the caption can be added at this time as well.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Multilingual_captions_upload_wizard_add_language.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_upload_wizard_add_language.png)
Removing a caption[edit]
Any user can remove a caption. This is done by clicking on the trash can icon to the right of the caption, or "undo" in the page history.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Multilingual_captions_multiple_languages.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_multiple_languages.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Multilingual_captions_removing_caption.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_removing_caption.png)
Page history[edit]
Removal of file captions are logged in the page history with an automatic edit summary.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Multilingual_captions_revert_in_page_history.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_revert_in_page_history.png)
Reverting/Undo[edit]
Caption removal can be reversed using the Undo feature.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Multilingual_captions_reverting_view.png/600px-Multilingual_captions_reverting_view.png)