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I know a lot of Wikipedians really hate userboxes, but I kind of like them when they say something distinctive about the editor. I chucked together some userboxes for myself so that I could choose their appearance and language, and hopefully they give a snapshot view of who I am, what my interests are, and what my biases and focus may be.
If you've arrived at this page trying to design your own userbox, there is a good outline of the code here . You should also check out the list of users displaying original userboxes ; in particular, Zerrakhi has a nice little gallery with lots of useful code.
Below is a gallery (based off Zerrakhi's design) of my userboxes and the code with which I made them.
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Pacific Northwest
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #99CC99
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #009966
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #FFFFFF
|id = [[Image:Mount Rainier 7431.JPG|40px]]
|info = This tapir lives in the [[Pacific Northwest|<span style="color: #99FF99">Pacific Northwest</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Western Massachusetts
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #CC99CC
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #9900CC
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #FFFFFF
|id = [[Image:Pioneer Valley South From Mt. Sugarloaf.jpg|40px]]
|info = This tapir grew up in [[western Massachusetts|<span style="color: #CCCCCC">western Massachusetts</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Princeton University
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #FF9900
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #FFCC00
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #CC3300
|id = [[Image:Nassau_hall_princeton_university.jpg|40px]]
|info = This tapir went to [[Princeton University|<span style="color: #000000">Princeton University</span>]].
}}
Userbox
This tapir is a first-year law student.
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Law School
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #9933FF
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #663399
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #CCCCCC
|id = [[Image:Justice_statue.jpg|32px]]
|info = This tapir is going to law school.
}}
Userbox
This tapir is interested in politics.
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Politics
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #FF9999
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #CC0033
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #FFCCCC
|id = [[Image:Feminist_Suffrage_Parade_in_New_York_City%2C_1912.jpeg|40px]]
|info = This tapir is interested in politics.
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Greek Tragedy
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #FFCC00
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #FF9900
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #993300
|id = [[Image:Euripides_close_up.jpg|31px]]
|info = This tapir is interested in [[Greek_tragedy#Greek_tragedy|<span style="color: #CC3300>Greek tragedy</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Medieval History
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #FFFF99
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #FFFF00
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #CC9900
|id = [[Image:Bayeux Tapestry WillelmDux.jpg|40px]]
|info = This tapir is interested in [[Middle_Ages|<span style="color:#996600;">medieval history</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Knotwork
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #003399
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #0033FF
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #66CCFF
|id = [[Image:Sasha_Kopf%27s_Celtic_knot_ring.jpg|40px]]
|info = This tapir is interested in [[Celtic knot|<span style="color:#99FFFF;">knotwork</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Though not very good at it, this tapir is interested in the study of biology .
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Biology
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #CCFF99
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #99FF00
|info-s = 8
|info-fc = #003366
|id = [[Image:Drosophilidae_compound_eye.jpg|40px]]
|info = Though not very good at it, this tapir is interested in the study of [[biology|<span style="color: #666600">biology</span>]].
}}
Userbox
Link to page
User:Tapir Terrific/Userboxes/Odd-Toed Ungulate
Code
{{Userbox
|border-c = #000000
|border-s = 1
|id-c = #999999
|id-s = 12
|id-fc = #000000
|info-c = #000000
|info-s = 10
|info-fc = #CC9999
|id = [[Image:Malayan_Tapir.JPG|40px]]
|info = This tapir is an [[Perissodactyl|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">odd-toed ungulate</span>]] (aren't we all).
}}
There is also a great page on web colours that will help you choose colours for your boxes. Aww, what the heck: I'll just display the chart here, since I like it.
Web-Safe Colors
000000
330000
660000
990000
CC0000
*FF0000*
*000033*
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CC0033
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CC00FF
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