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{{Short description|Wikipedia help page}}

{{Wikipedia how to|HELP:NOSEE|HELP:NOIMAGE}}

Some readers may not wish to see certain images on Wikipedia for various reasons—such images may be [[NSFW|unsuitable for a work environment]], they may wish to [[Wikipedia:Advice for parents|prevent children from viewing them]], they may be [[WP:SPOILERS|spoilers for a certain work]], or their religious or personal beliefs may discourage exposure to such content.

[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not censored|Wikipedia is not censored]], meaning that content is not removed simply because some find it objectionable. [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles|No specific disclaimers are placed on articles]] to warn readers about potentially sensitive content. All articles fall under Wikipedia’s [[Wikipedia:Content disclaimer|Content disclaimer]], which applies site-wide.

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To create an account, visit <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Help:Options_to_hide_an_image Create account]</span>.

Once you have created an account, will you will be able to use features of the wiki software to disable specific images or sets of images from being displayed by:

* [[Help:Options to hide an image#Hide all potentially-offensive images until they are clicked on|Hiding all potentially-offensive images until they are clicked on]]

* [[Help:Options to hide an image#Disable images on specific pages|Disabling images on selected pages]]

* [[Help:Options to hide an image#Disable specific images|Disabling specific images]]

* [[Help:Options to hide an image#Disable images in search widget for certain skins|Disabling the display of images in searches]]

===Hide all potentially-offensive images until they are clicked on===

[[File:Battenburg-white-blue.svg|thumb|All images will be replaced by this [[Battenburg markings|Battenburg pattern]] placeholder image, until you click on them to reveal the image.|upright=0.7]]

You can install a user script called [[User:Anomie/hide-images]] which replaces all potentially-offensive images with a placeholder image. Clicking the placeholder image will reveal the original image. To hide images in this fashion, install the required user script by following the directions below:

{{ctop|title=Instructions for installation}}

First, copy the following text below to your [[Special:MyPage/common.js|common.js]] page:

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extensions.contentblocker.enabled = true

===='''Google Chrome'''====

#Click on the icon next to the site's URL address called ''View site information''. Navigate to ''Site settings''.

#Scroll down to ''Images''.