Question

How do I add a picture to my post?

Comments

This should probably be added to sgt

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sgt is at capacity, so you'd have to pick something to get rid of. I chose to just link this in the formatting guide but you're right that has failed to increase awareness.

Answer 1

First, you need a link to the picture...

Are you trying to post a picture from your device? If so, you need to upload it to the internet first. Follow these steps to do it:

1. Go to postimages.org, then click "Choose images" and select the image you want to upload. Wait for the picture to upload.
2. When the picture is finished uploading, scroll down to where it says "Direct link" and copy the link that's inside the box.
3. Now you've got a working link (URL) to your picture. With that, you can pick one of the three options below that will attach it to your post.

Are you trying to post a picture you've seen on the internet? If so, you need to get a direct link to the image. The direct link almost always ends in .png, .jpg, or similar. Follow these steps:

1. If you're on desktop, right-click the image and press "copy image address" or "copy image link" (depending on your browser). DON'T select "copy image".
2. If you're on mobile, long-press the image and select "copy link" (Safari), "copy link address" (Chrome), or some other option depending on your browser. Keep trying til you get the .png or .jpg.
3. If you're having trouble getting the image link, often it's easier to get it using a desktop computer. In particular, if you're tech savvy, you can get image links from the page source.
4. Now you've got a working link (URL) to your picture. With that, you can pick one of the three options below that will attach it to your post.

If you have a really big image to attach, consider shrinking it beforehand or just attaching it as a plain link instead. Big images slow down page load times.

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Option 1 (easiest)

Click the icon above the box that looks like a photo portrait (see below, highlighted red):

After you click it, paste the link and click OK. The image will appear in your preview if the URL you inserted links to an image. DON'T erase the code it generates, as doing so will break the image.

Option 2 (cleanest, recommended)

Use the Markdown syntax to post images. Type an exclamation point !, followed by a set of cornered brackets [], and then a set of parentheses (), and paste your image URL in between the parentheses. Optionally, you may include an image description inside the cornered brackets.

For example, posting this...

![Shiny Nidoking](https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/diamond-pearl/shiny/nidoking.png)

...does this:

This picture comes from Pokemon Database's sprite gallery, which you should use if you want pictures of Pokemon. (The gallery pages even generate Markdown code for you when you click on sprites -- simply copy and paste the code into your post and it will work.)

Option 3 (most control)

The last method is an HTML method, which gives you the most control because HTML is the "language" of web browsers. The equivalent markup in HTML for the Markdown method above is as follows:

<img src="https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/diamond-pearl/shiny/nidoking.png">

A nice trick is rescaling images with HTML, which you can do by typing this (for example)...

<img src="https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/diamond-pearl/shiny/nidoking.png" width="40">

...to get this:

Comments

Thanks so much! You will see me use a lot of photos in my answers from now on…