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To sign your name at the end of your posts, you type four tildes.

*Example: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> for [[User:Espyo]], produces — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''^{[[User talk:Espyo|T]]}}''' 08:00, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

===How do I make a totally nifty custom signature?===

To make a custom signature, first make a subpage to your userpage (see below if you don't know how) called '''User:(your username)/sig'''. On that page, add a link to your userpage, and edit your username as you want it to appear in your signature, maybe adding colour, a picture or a link to your talk page.

After you fixed up your custom sig to your liking, you now (quite obviously) want to display it. To do so, save your creation, then go to your preferences screen in the upper right hand corner. In the "Nickname" field (right under your email address), add '''<nowiki>{{SUBST:User:(your username)/sig}}</nowiki>''', make sure that "Custom signature" is checked, and save. Now when you sign your name, your sig should be replaced by your custom sig.

*Example: Take a look at [[User:Espyo/sig]] for an example of code to use. There are other custom sigs out there, but I don't want to link to them without permission. If you find one you like, you can take a look at the source by adding "/sig" at the end of the user in question's userpage.

To make a subpage for your userpage, add a slash after your username in the address (URL), then type the name of the page you want to create. You can also preview a link to the page by editing any other page, then click on that to go there.

*Example: Say I wanted to create a user subpage called sig. On my userpage, I would type: '''<nowiki>[[User:Goolix/sig]]</nowiki>''', then preview the page. Once the page is previewed, I would click on the link I just created and edit it.

A '''userbox''' is a small, usually coloured box that users place on their user pages to give information about themselves. They tend to concern the preferences or habits of a user. Current [[Pikipedia:about|Pikipedia]] userboxes are found at [[:Category:Pikipedia userboxes]].

*'''Use code from an existing userbox.''' This involves editing another userbox on the wiki to copy its code, then changing it to suit your needs. This should be saved as a subpage to your userpage (see [[Help:FAQ#How do I make a subpage for my userpage?|Help:FAQ]]).

*'''Use ''Template:Userbox''.''' Follow the documentation found at [[Template:Userbox]] to create a simple userbox.

Userboxes are most often arranged into columns, or "towers", on user pages, especially when there are quite a few to display. This can be achieved with the following code (change ''float: right'' to ''float: left'' if preferred):

<pre>{|style="border-spacing: 10px; float: right;"

|}</pre>

To make an image gallery, you would use the '''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' tag, then list the images (one on each line) that you want to display.

Image:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|A [[Red Bulborb]].

Image:Hairybulborb.jpg|A [[Hairy Bulborb]].

Image:Orangebulborb.jpg|An [[Orange Bulborb]].

Image:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|A [[Red Bulborb]].

Image:Hairybulborb.jpg|A [[Hairy Bulborb]].

Image:Orangebulborb.jpg|An [[Orange Bulborb]].