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
This tapir has lived in the Pacific Northwest.
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
This tapir grew up in western Massachusetts.
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
This tapir went to Princeton University.
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
This tapir is interested in Greek tragedy.
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
This tapir is interested in medieval history.
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
This tapir is interested in knotwork.
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
This tapir is an odd-toed ungulate (aren't we all).
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* 330033 660033 990033 CC0033 *FF0033*
000066 330066 660066 990066 CC0066 FF0066 000099 330099 660099 990099 CC0099 FF0099
0000CC 3300CC 6600CC 9900CC CC00CC FF00CC *0000FF* 3300FF 6600FF 9900FF CC00FF *FF00FF*
003300 333300 663300 993300 CC3300 FF3300 003333 333333 663333 993333 CC3333 FF3333
003366 333366 663366 993366 CC3366 FF3366 003399 333399 663399 993399 CC3399 FF3399
0033CC 3333CC 6633CC 9933CC CC33CC FF33CC 0033FF 3333FF 6633FF 9933FF CC33FF FF33FF
006600 336600 666600 996600 CC6600 FF6600 006633 336633 666633 996633 CC6633 FF6633
006666 336666 666666 996666 CC6666 FF6666 006699 336699 666699 996699 CC6699 FF6699
0066CC 3366CC 6666CC 9966CC CC66CC FF66CC 0066FF 3366FF 6666FF 9966FF CC66FF FF66FF
009900 339900 669900 999900 CC9900 FF9900 009933 339933 669933 999933 CC9933 FF9933
009966 339966 669966 999966 CC9966 FF9966 009999 339999 669999 999999 CC9999 FF9999
0099CC 3399CC 6699CC 9999CC CC99CC FF99CC 0099FF 3399FF 6699FF 9999FF CC99FF FF99FF
00CC00 33CC00 66CC00 99CC00 CCCC00 FFCC00 00CC33 33CC33 66CC33 99CC33 CCCC33 FFCC33
00CC66 33CC66 66CC66 99CC66 CCCC66 FFCC66 00CC99 33CC99 66CC99 99CC99 CCCC99 FFCC99
00CCCC 33CCCC 66CCCC 99CCCC CCCCCC FFCCCC 00CCFF 33CCFF 66CCFF 99CCFF CCCCFF FFCCFF
*00FF00* 33FF00 *66FF00* 99FF00 CCFF00 *FFFF00* 00FF33 *33FF33* *66FF33* 99FF33 CCFF33 *FFFF33*
*00FF66* *33FF66* 66FF66 99FF66 *CCFF66* *FFFF66* 00FF99 33FF99 66FF99 99FF99 CCFF99 FFFF99
*00FFCC* *33FFCC* 66FFCC 99FFCC CCFFCC FFFFCC *00FFFF* *33FFFF* *66FFFF* 99FFFF CCFFFF *FFFFFF*