One of the most fun things about talk page messages is the signatures, you want yours to be unique and not the default signature. Well, this guide is going to show you how without breaking any laws. Here's my signature. TheQ Editor (Talk)
Average Signature edit
HTML & CSS edit
To make fun signatures, you would want to learn some HTML tags. Don't worry, they're not too painful. They have an opening tag and a closing tag. An example one would be this. <tag>text</tag>
And to use them on your signature, you just have to use them in the correct place. You insert them around the text that shows up in the wikilink.
- [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]
You apply the tags around the bolded text. Now here are the tags.
Code edit
Basics edit
| Code | Renders as |
|---|---|
| text<sup>signature</sup>text | textsignaturetext |
| text<sub>signature</sub>text | textsignaturetext |
| text '''signature''' text | text signature text |
| text ''signature'' text | text signature text |
| text '''''signature''''' text | text signature text |
More Complex edit
| Code | Renders as | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| text <span style="color:blue">signature</span> text | text signature text | the color could be changed. You could use the basic colors or use the Hexadecimal value. |
| text <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">signature</span> text | text signature text | the font could be changed too. |
| text <span style="text-shadow:green 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">signature</span> text | text signature text | You can change the color. The em indicates the distance between the shadow and letter. |
| text <span style="text-shadow:green 0.4em 0.4em 0.4em">signature</span> text | text signature text | An example of changing the em. |
And to apply 2 or more of the <span> tags, just add a semi colon (;) to the end and add the next style.
For example.
- text <span style="color:blue;text-shadow:orange 0.3em 0.3em 0.3em;font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''signature'''</span> text
will render as
- text signature text
Almost There edit
You almost made it! Remember, you can still use nicknames and other minor features in your signature too! Your "(talk)" could be talk to me! and stuff like that. This page only teaches you how to edit the appearance.
End edit
That's the end! Edit your signature and feel free to contact me for any questions or concerns. I'm signing off with my signature.TheQ Editor (Talk)