The Problem

The current implementation of gallery captions is problematic in some circumstances. For instance, when images get small, caption text is cut off and appears broken:

In this case, overflow text is scrollable, but for many users that's not clear from the appearance (#7963). It's also unwieldy to edit captions in such a small space — text and controls are hidden and appear clipped off (#6858):

Additionally, even when gallery images are larger, long captions can overlap a significant portion of the image, blocking it from view:

Proposed Solution

All of those issues could be avoided by adopting the caption style used for individual image captions: gray text, placed below the image. In addition to solving those issues, this may be a preferred style for some users in general.

Alternatively, we could address those issues with the current implementation and consider adding this new caption style as a second option for users — some users will not want text overlapping their images in any case.

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