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Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well or by being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been registered on the English Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except for one point: If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

  • Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).
Shortcuts

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Step 1: Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2: Create a subpage
For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.


For Delists

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

For Delist and replace

To create a subpage for your delist and replace, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3: Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

  • Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
  • Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
  • You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
    • To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
  • If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.
Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.
Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

  • Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
  • Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
  • Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
  • You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
    • To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.
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Current nominations

SS Venore, capsized

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2026 at 18:38:31 (UTC)

Original – The ore carrier Venore, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day prior, upside-down in the waters off North Carolina. January 24, 1942.
Reason
High-quality large image with a unique historical setting. Has an informative description and lacks innapropriate manipulation.
Articles in which this image appears
SS Venore, Capsizing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
USCG Historian's Office (S.T. Price). Aircraft from the USCG Air Station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA.

Pet Sounds album cover

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2026 at 15:36:19 (UTC)

Original – Album cover art of Pet Sounds (1966) by the Beach Boys
Reason
HQ and retouched reproduction of a very famous album cover. Apparently the same copyright status as the featured Beatles Abbey Road cover.
Articles in which this image appears
Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys, cover art
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
George Jerman and Capitol Records (restored by User:Pbrks)
Copyright concerns
  • Comment The 'proof' cited in the Commons record that this is PD is this expired Ebay listing with a tiny thumbnail of the cover. It might well be out of copyright due to it not being registered correctly at the time, but I'd suggest that better evidence is needed to support this for a Wikipedia FP than the rather sloppy standards at Commons for these matters. Nick-D (talk) 10:58, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
    I second this. I'm uncomfortable with these nominations of work that is only dubiously public domain. Moonreach (talk) 14:03, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
    Forgive me for my naivety, but I simply assumed that if an image is determined to be public domain on the Commons and is freely used on Wikipedia, then it would also be suitable for featured image status here. As has happened with a famous Beatles album cover. Though I do appreciate that the Commons and Wikipedia are technically separate projects, I've made these nominations in good faith. JJARichardson (talk) 15:07, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
    Agree with Nick. It's possible that the item was not correctly registered/renewed, or that a copyright notice was not included, but short of handling a physical copy we'd need to see the inside and rear of the cover to really be sure this is free. I'll nominate this one for discussion as well. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:21, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
    And nominated. Just as a best practice, I would recommend taking the availability of media on Commons with a grain of salt re: its copyright status. Copyright is highly complex, and uploaders/content creators have different levels of understanding. I find myself consulting available guidelines regularly, even after over a decade of reading through copyright legislation for Wikipedia purposes, and even then I sometimes realize after the fact that I should not have uploaded something (when writing Feelie, for example, I uploaded comics that I thought were published with no notice only to realize that the comics had been incorporated into an instruction manual that had a copyright notice).  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:27, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @JJARichardson: apologies if my comment suggested that this nomination wasn't made in good faith: it clearly was. I was commenting on the poor standards for these issues that currently prevail at Commons, where Ebay listings and the like are considered appropriate sources. Nick-D (talk) 07:52, 24 September 2026 (UTC)
    No offence was taken, it's simply confusing given both Wikipedia and the Commons both come under the Wikimedia umbrella and the Pet Sounds cover featuring on the WP:STRANGECOMMONS article gave additional credibility to the apparent public domain status. JJARichardson (talk) 14:38, 24 September 2026 (UTC)
    I discovered that page myself only recently, and it concerns me because there isn't a single citation anywhere on it for any of the CC or public domain claims. To pick one example, the entirity of the show Wayside is marked CC, and I can't find anything online backing that up that doesn't lead back to Wikimedia. That's not to say any individual claim can't be correct, but I'd recommend viewing that list with skepticism, and doing research before bringing anything from there here. Moonreach (talk) 17:38, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Sunbittern

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2026 at 10:00:49 (UTC)

Original – Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), Cristalino River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Reason
High quality large image. High EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Sunbittern
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Small pearl-bordered fritillary female

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2026 at 10:05:40 (UTC)

Original – Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) female, Obrovisko, Slovakia
Reason
High quality large image. High EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Small pearl-bordered fritillary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Common green bottle flies

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2026 at 09:57:34 (UTC)

Original – Common green bottle flies (Lucilia sericata) female (left) and male (right), Bürgerpark, Bremen, Germany
Reason
High quality large image. High EV. FP on Commons. Male and female shown separately in infobox
Articles in which this image appears
Common green bottle fly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Blue Hole (Red Sea)

Voting period ends on 22 Nov 2026 at 13:58:58 (UTC)

Original – Blue Hole (Red Sea, Egypt) is known for its striking natural structure and popular among freedivers, it is also extremely dangerous. It has claimed the lives of numerous divers, whose memory is honored by memorial plaques lining the beach
Reason
good quality and composition/view to "Blue Hole", famous (and lethal) for freediving, with memorial plaques lining the beach
Articles in which this image appears
Blue Hole (Red Sea)
FP category for this image
Places/Landscapes
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 13:58, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment Interesting, it has more views than the Vietnam girl below --Petar Milošević (talk) 14:05, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:46, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment Will support once you correct Whole to hole... Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:44, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

Tremolite

Voting period ends on 21 Nov 2026 at 14:55:30 (UTC)

Original – Tremolite mined from Ticino, Switzerland
Reason
Headline image
Articles in which this image appears
Tremolite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Didier Descouens
  • Support as nominator – Redthreadhx (talk) 14:55, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment — Good at a distance but detail-poor. Moonreach (talk) 18:09, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Oppose Yes; valuable but not sharp enough for FP. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:25, 11 November 2026 (UTC)

Ilulissat Icefjord

Voting period ends on 21 Nov 2026 at 14:46:40 (UTC)

Original – Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Avannaata, Greenland
Reason
Headline image
Articles in which this image appears
Ilulissat Icefjord
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Quintin Soloviev
  • Support as nominator – Redthreadhx (talk) 14:46, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:21, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support —UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:32, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment Nice photo, but the icebergs could be anmywhere so almost no EV for the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:26, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
    the icebergs could be anywhere in the world, but they were photographed in this specific icefjord, no? Similar to how any natural landform—hills, rivers, farms etc.—in many of our landscape FPs could be anywhere in the world, but were featured for the specific area they were actually photographed in. UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:14, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
    The icebergs are transitory; so not at all similar. There is nothing permanent visible here. So no EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:46, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support per UnpetitproleX. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:09, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:47, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia (Մատենադարանб, 2026)

Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2026 at 15:50:15 (UTC)

Original – Museum of Armenian Script - Matenadaran, also called Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscript in Yerevan, Armenia
Reason
So far best quality, FP+QI on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Matenadaran
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Petar Milošević

Richardson's ground squirrel

Voting period ends on 19 Nov 2026 at 14:14:47 (UTC)

Original – Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Reason
High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Richardson's ground squirrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Spur-thighed tortoise

Voting period ends on 19 Nov 2026 at 14:11:24 (UTC)

Original – Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera), Babadag Mountains, Denizli Province, Turkey
Reason
High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Greek tortoise
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Arran brown male

Voting period ends on 19 Nov 2026 at 14:29:16 (UTC)

Original – Arran brown (Erebia ligea) male, Wengen, Switzerland
Reason
High quality large image. High EV because of the bright colours of a newly-emerged butterfly
Articles in which this image appears
Arran brown
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Sandy Hook

Voting period ends on 18 Nov 2026 at 21:58:03 (UTC)

Original – Aerial view of Sandy Hook, a barrier spit at the northern end of the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, November 2025.
Reason
High-resolution (12,288 × 8,192) aerial overview of the spit, its beaches and the bay side. Already a featured picture on Commons and used as the lead image in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Sandy Hook
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Alexander Szeremeta

City Hall subway station

Voting period ends on 18 Nov 2026 at 15:58:48 (UTC)

Original – A photograph of City Hall subway station in New York City, under construction sometime between 1900 and 1904.
Reason
Excellent photo for the period - proper focus, good dynamic range, minimal dust and scratching. Recently on the main page as part of the anniversary infobox for October 27.
Articles in which this image appears
City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line), 1904 in rail transport, New York City Subway
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture. Could also go in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors, but I don't think that makes sense for a place that has no exterior.
Creator
Photographer unknown

Icicle (2026)

Voting period ends on 18 Nov 2026 at 11:49:36 (UTC)

Original – Icicles and ice formations on a granite cliff in Gåseberg, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image. Came up in Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Icicles.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears
Icicle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena
Creator
W.carter
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 11:49, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Oppose It was ok when it was made FP on Commons in 2017, but the technical quality is not up to standards for an FP today. --Cart (talk) 13:14, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Oppose per above. Moonreach (talk) 16:00, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Oppose; per Cart.  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:12, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

The Terror of War

Voting period ends on 18 Nov 2026 at 11:37:07 (UTC)

Original – The Terror of War is credited as one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War.
Reason
This is in the "I thought it was already featured" bucket.
Articles in which this image appears
The Terror of War etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Disputed, probably Nick Ut
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 11:37, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. It's a very famous, and indeed painful, image.  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:15, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:59, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support – A very disturbing, but iconic photograph. —Bruce1eetalk 15:42, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support — Makes one wonder how many other famous photographs like this aren't yet FP. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 16:44, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Strong Support — Don (talk) 02:04, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 15:38, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:15, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support assuming this is the best possible resolution available out there (if better rez exists, please nom that instead). — UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:56, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:50, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

West Slype, Gloucester Cathedral

Voting period ends on 17 Nov 2026 at 10:58:21 (UTC)

Original – View of the fan-vaulted ceiling of Gloucester Cathedral's cloister from inside the west slype. Gloucester, England. 2022.
Reason
Good EV, high resolution, interesting composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Slype, Gloucester Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Aidowl

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Voting period ends on 15 Nov 2026 at 09:36:03 (UTC)

Original – Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) in Bakkhali, West Bengal, India.
Reason
High quality image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Brown shrike
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Tisha Mukherjee

Claudia Jones

Voting period ends on 15 Nov 2026 at 01:06:10 (UTC)

Original – Claudia Jones in 1948
Reason
A rather good photo of an important person in Black British culture and civil rights activism. Cropped on the left to balance the image; the uncropped image is clearly linked from the file description page. Originally uploaded by User:PequodOnStationAtLZ
Articles in which this image appears
Claudia Jones
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Anthony Camerano (1909–1973) for the Associated Press; Restored by Adam Cuerden

Gangabal Lake, India, by George Strahan

Voting period ends on 14 Nov 2026 at 22:02:07 (UTC)

Original – Gangabal Lake, India, by George Strahan, 1903
Reason
unanimous FP at commons, was nominated previously here but didn't reach necessary quorum, has since been a finalist in Picture of the Year 2025 at commons, so I thought worthy of renomination
Articles in which this image appears
Gangabal Lake, George Strahan (engineer)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
George Strahan

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  2. If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
    • Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:
    Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  2. Add the image to:
  3. Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
    The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
  4. Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
  5. Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
  6. If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
  7. Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
  8. If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

  1. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
  2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the November archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

Note that delisting an image does not equal deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article/s.

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

  1. Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
  2. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  3. Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
    • Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
  4. Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
  5. Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

  1. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
  2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the appropriate section of the archive.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

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Gilgamesh flood myth

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Nov 2026 at 17:40:03 (UTC)

Original – The Flood Tablet at the British Museum
Reason
High quality, QI on Commons, infobox image
Articles in which this image appears
Gilgamesh flood myth, George Smith (Assyriologist)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Religion_and_mythology
Creator
Mike Peel

Promoted File:British Museum Flood Tablet 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:42, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

Danon Decile

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Original – Danon Decile winning the 91st Tōkyō Yūshun, 2024
Reason
Excellent show showcasing the horse in question in high detail, very strong EV
Articles in which this image appears
Danon Decile
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Hatomizinko
  • Support as nominator – RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 13:16, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. The background is a bit distracting but that can't be helped, and everything else looks perfect to me. Moonreach (talk) 15:45, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:21, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment Could be FP but ruined by poor processing - look at the tail. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:04, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:30, 11 November 2026 (UTC)

  • Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 13:30, 11 November 2026 (UTC)

Fort Mahon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Nov 2026 at 11:12:25 (UTC)

Original – Fort Mahon, Ambleteuse, France.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears
Fort Mahon, Ambleteuse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
JackyM59
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 11:12, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. Many thanks for the nomination. -- JackyM59 (talk) 15:01, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Weak support. The framing seems more focused on the ground than the structure. Moonreach (talk) 15:44, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support To me, the foreground creates visual tension and is an essential part of the composition. I think it works very well. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:28, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support — per Radomianin UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:42, 4 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Weak Support – Per Moonreach. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:20, 6 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Weak support; per Moonreach.  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:26, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
    A question: Does it need a bit rotation clockwise?  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:26, 9 November 2026 (UTC)
    The horizon looks level to me. Moonreach (talk) 15:21, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support though too much foreground for me Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:06, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

Promoted File:Le fort Mahon - Ambleteuse.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:43, 11 November 2026 (UTC)

Chinkara

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Original – Chinkara in Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears
Chinkara etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Tisha Mukherjee

Promoted File:Chinkara in Tal Chhapar Sanctuary November 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:38, 11 November 2026 (UTC)

Mkhedruli letterforms

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Original – From the file description: "Writing directions table for Mkhedruli script of the Georgian alphabet".
Reason
SVG graphic of how to draw the letters of the Georgian alphabet in Mkhedruli, the main Georgian script. Excellent EV for their article.
Articles in which this image appears
Georgian scripts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Original by Jaqeli, vectorization by Carnby
  • Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 16:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. This table is a good thing for learners of the beautiful script of Mkhedruli for the Georgian alphabet.  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 13:37, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. -- JackyM59 (talk) 15:02, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support Educational and high-quality vector graphic. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:17, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 01:07, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support. MER-C 11:16, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

Promoted File:Mkhedruli.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:15, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

Delist: Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein

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Vaduz Castle (Schloss Vaduz), Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Reason
Unused in any articles, no longer EV, but it's probably medium-res or too small for subject (1,023 × 680 pixels in size). Not exactly much detail.
Articles this image appears in
Nothing
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Schlossvaduz.jpg
Nominator
Beyond-X-U (talk)

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:21, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

  • While the discussion is bellow quorum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust The Homunculus 12:21, 9 November 2026 (UTC)


Delist: Aerogel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Nov 2026 at 05:04:05 (UTC)

A 2.5 kg brick is supported on top of a piece of aerogel weighing only 2 grams (NASA).
Reason
This image is far too small.
Articles this image appears in
Aerogel
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aerogelbrick.jpg
Nominator
The NMI User (talk)
  • Delist — The NMI User (talk) 05:04, 30 October 2026 (UTC) — Confirmed sockpuppet Confirmed sockpuppet.
  • Delist  — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:10, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Delist - Beyond-X-U (talk) 05:43, 30 October 2026 (UTC) — Confirmed sockpuppet Confirmed sockpuppet.
  • Keep Plenty sharp, well-used. I suppose I could purchase aerogel and recreate this, but it's good enough for now. JayCubby 21:21, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep - low resolution is not sufficient for delisting, and this is still a remarkable image. MER-C 11:03, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep I agree with MER-C; the limited resolution alone is not sufficient reason for delisting. This remains a remarkable and valuable image. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep per above – Moonreach (talk) 15:24, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:17, 9 November 2026 (UTC)


Suspended nominations

This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.

The Dark Side of the Moon album cover

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Original – Album cover art for The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) by Pink Floyd
Reason
Do I need to explain? One of the most iconic album covers of all time.
Articles in which this image appears
The Dark Side of the Moon, Cover art, Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Rainbow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
George Hardie
  • Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 22:02, 21 September 2026 (UTC)
  • As much as I want to support this, do we have sufficient precedent to show this is PD-Simple? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:42, 21 September 2026 (UTC)
    WP:STRANGECOMMONS was my reference for the copyright status. JJARichardson (talk) 22:48, 21 September 2026 (UTC)
    Availability on Commons doesn't guarantee actually PD status. Some items are near the threshold; for example, right now I have File:Rev Original Flavour (473 ml, obverse), Canada, 2026-03-31.jpg up for discussion to obtain a stronger consensus as to whether it is under or over the TOO. The shading gradation in the prism and beam might push it over the edge here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:55, 21 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment I'm also doubtful that this qualifies for PD-Simple given that a lot of design choices were made by the creator of this image. It is a simple image, but has a lot of complexity in terms of angles, colours, shading of the triangle shape, etc. Nick-D (talk) 04:39, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Oppose - This cover has been deleted three times before, though previous discussions seem to have focused on publication rather than simplicity. I don't think it's solid enough licensing for FP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:44, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
English-language L plate
Cover for the album L
  • Comment — Of possible relevance is this prior nomination for the same phenomenon, just illustrated in a scientific rather than aesthetic context. The prism visualization wasn't invented by Pink Floyd; if it can be proved that the same image (or one very much like it) existed prior to the album and is now in the public domain, that would make a good case for the cover being PD. For instance, the cover for the Godley & Creme album L is the same as a British L-plate, which is prior art and would likely make the cover PD even if it weren't so geometrically simple.
My bad, thanks for catching that. Moonreach (talk) 18:08, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
  • I agree that the L album cover is well below the TOO in the US and (assuming retroactivity) the United Kingdom. The prism and diagram of how it works is more of an edge case. Looking at Prism (optics), there are quite a few different realizations possible, which suggests human input.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:04, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
In any case, I did nominate the file for discussion on Commons so that we have a more solid community consensus. It'll likely take a bit, and I'd recommend holding the nomination until the discussion resolves.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:06, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
I'd also support a hold. The deletion discussion is here, for those who want to weigh in. Moonreach (talk) 18:09, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
As the nominator I'd support a hold until we can establish copyright status. JJARichardson (talk) 20:23, 22 September 2026 (UTC)