Profile Styling Guide
Official site resource (Tutorials)

If you are a dark mode user,

please select "View custom theme"

--don't worry the CSS on this page has dark and light modes too!

~*~*~ This is somewhat a work in progress, everything is mostly here though! If you have any questions, please direct them to Ookami Kenran! ~*~*~

Table of Contents

🔗 Preface
🔗 Tools
🔗 Changing the Basics
🔗 Changing the Header
🔗 Meet the Elements
🔗 Extra Help
🔗 Legacy Transition Guide

Table of Contents

🔗 Preface
🔗 Tools
🔗 Beginner
🔗 Advanced
🔗 Expert
🔗 Extra Help
🔗 Legacy Transition Guide

Preface

The option to change your profile theme is on your profile, next to the "Edit page" option, called "Edit CSS".

You may need to refresh the page after you save to see the changes you made (most browsers cache style sheets).

On this page you can learn how to style your own profile using Cascading Style Sheets. This is a coding language that changes the presentation of a web page. If you're not familiar with this I suggest just copy-pasting the lines with the things you want to change into your box.

It is advised that you only change one or two things at a time so it is easier to find your mistakes. If you decide to play around with it more, note that the ordering is important; things more to the bottom take precedence over things written at the top. Keeping that in mind, I also recommend that you order your code in the way that it appears on the page to help you find things when coding.

If you are looking for further assistance, check out our help section.

Tools

Note that

color: ;

always refers to text.

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CSS Comments

Comments are parts of the code that the browser will ignore, so you can make note for yourself and others.

/* */

I recommend you use them liberally!

/* An example of a CSS comment. */

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Spacing

Whitespace is ignored when the browser reads the code, so you have some freedom when it comes to writing your code so that it is easier to read.
Example:

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
color: #FFFFFF;
}

is the same as:

h1, h2, h3, h4 {color:#FFFFFF;}

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Editing the Logo

You can easily change the color of the logo, but if you want to make your own image, make sure that the image still has "Chibi Pixel Doll Dress-Up" in it.

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Changing the Color of Our Special Graphics

[Coming Soon!]

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Color Values

[Coming Soon!]

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The Background Property

You can have a solid color and/or an image for your background.
Background is smart because you can enter a color value, url, both, even multiple images!
Please note that it is recommended to enter a color even if you want an image background, for times when your image isn't loaded.
Explain the code below
background: lightblue url("https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/img_tree.gif") no-repeat fixed center;
no-repeat fixed center;
is part of the background short hand. You can find out more at
w3scools' background ref
For
elements noted in yellow
it is required to use -image or -color.

Size

Contents

Position

Contents

Attachment

Contents

Repeat

Contents

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Hide Things

You can easily hide elements with one line of code:

{ display: none; }

This is not really recommended, except for

elements noted in violet

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Alpha % to # Table

This is handy, because you can still have transparency and use hex values instead of rgb().
Ex:

#80808080

would be #808080 (gray) at 50%.
Here are some helpful values:

Max/Min
100% — FF
0% — 00
Thirds
33% — 54
67% — AB
Quarters
25% — 40
50% — 80
75% — BF

Tens
90% — E6
80% — CC
70% — B3
60% — 99
50% — 80
40% — 66
30% — 4D
20% — 33
10% — 1A

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Font Weight

To make bold text normal:

{ font-weight: normal; }

To make normal text bold:

{ font-weight: bold; }

Learn more:

w3scools' font-weight ref

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Text Decoration

Text decoration is short hand for three properties, but only -line is required. Ex:
{ text-decoration: underline; }
Other examples of
text-decoration-line
are
none|underline|overline|line-through
.
You can also combine them:
{ text-decoration: underline overline; }
{ text-decoration: none; }
will take off any text decoration.

The second property is
text-decoration-color
; you can use any color value here.
If you use the
text-decoration
shorthand, at this point it would look something like this:
{ text-decoration: underline red; }
The result would be a red line under your text (red or not).
Or you could simply change the color of an underline by adding
text-decoration-color: red;

The third and last property is
text-decoration-style
.
The options are:
solid|double|dotted|dashed|wavy
An example would be
{ text-decoration: underline lime wavy; }
would result in a wavy lime underline
Or you could simply change the style of an underline by adding
text-decoration-style: dashed;
You can also do just -line and -style:
text-decoration: underline dashed;

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Gradients

[Coming Soon!]

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Responsiveness

This refers to how a page responds to being on different devices.
[Coming Soon!]

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Changing the Basics

/* === Changing the color scheme === */
/* Main background color, image, and text color */
body, .screenshot-bg {
background: #FF4F91 url(

http://example.png

);
color: #680025;
}

/* h1 is the page title, and h4 is the footer text, h2 & h3 are used on other pages */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* OR */
h1 {
color: #FFFFFF;
}
h4 {
color: #000000;
}

/* Link color */
a:link, a:visited, a:active {
color: #A60033;
}
/* Link color when you mouse over it */
a:hover {
color: #FFFFFF;
}

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Changing the Header

/* ======= Changing the Header ======= */
/* Changing the color of the header */
#header {
background: #2284C8;
}

/* Avatar/Login area */
#top_right {
background: url(spotlight.png);
}

/* Changing the color (or image) of the logo */
#header ul.menu {

background-image:

url(../../../img.php?logo=9420A2);
}

/* Main menu item colors (it may be nice to make the background match the page background) */
#header ul.menu a {
background: #FF4F91;
color: #08321D;
}
/* Changes in menu item colors when you move over it with the cursor */
#header ul.menu a:hover {
background: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* The selected tab (only needed if you have oekaki or you are an artist) */
#header ul.menu li.selected a {
background: #FF4F91;
color: #08321D;
}
/* When you hover over it */
#header ul.menu li.selected a:hover {
background: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}

Meet the Elements

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Comments Section

/* Comment area */
.comments {
background: #FF91B8;
}

/* Changing the speech bubble */
.speechbox span {
background: #FFDEE9;
border-color: #E33D75;
}
.bubble_tail {

background-image:

url(../../../img.php?bubble=FFDEE9&border=E33D75);
}

/* Giving all the avatars in the comment section a custom background */
td.avibox {
background: url(spotlight.png);
}

*The

-color

is needed for the border.

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Secondary Menu

idk what to use for the temporary colors

/* Secondary Menu */

#content ul.menu a {
background: #FF4F91;
color: #08321D;
}

/* Changes in menu item colors when you move over it with the cursor */

#content ul.menu a:hover {
background: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}

/* You can challenge yourself by looking at the main nav and guess how to do the selected version of the secondary nav, which you may not see unless your theme is veiwed on other pages. By default it just adds an underline. */

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Avatar/Login Area Continued

idk what to use for the temporary colors, these are default :P

/* Links */
#top_right a,
#top_right a:link,
#top_right a:visited,
#top_right a:active {
color: #DAE5F2;
}
/* Links when you hover over them */
#top_right a:hover {
color: #FFFFFF;
}

/* Buttons; I recommend making them look like the main nav */
#top_right input[type="submit"],
#top_right input[type="button"] {
background-color: #DAE5F2;
color: #274052;
}
/* Buttons when you hover */
#top_right input[type="button"]:hover {
background-color: #DAE5F2;
color: #274052;
}

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Other

/* The box containing everything but the header and footer */
#content {}

/* Custom boxes */
/* (created by typing

[block=exampleName]text[/block]

in your profile text)
Check out the Custom Blocks How-To Guide if you're lost. */
#exampleName {}

/* Your oekaki gallery (will show when you've drawn on the oekaki board) */
#oekaki {}
/* The border around each oekaki */
.framed {
border: ;
}

/* The box containing your profile avatar (right above your equipped list) */
#profile_avi {}

/* The list worn item icons */
#equipped {}

/* Cursor */
/* The image used must be a .cur file (using .ani will not appear on all browsers). */
body { cursor: url(image.cur), auto; }

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Artists

/* Changing your artist trunk colors/image (follow the template if you want to change the whole image) *
a.trunk {

background-image:

url(../../../img.php?trunk=96AFC2&straps=FFFFFF);
}

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Event

These will show when you are wearing one.
Displayed in chronological order.
Default height is 50px.

/* Your Halloween pumpkin */
#pumpkin {}

/* Your Saint Nicholas shoes */
#shoes {}

Extra Help

If you need help, remember that google is your friend!

If you are interested in understanding better,

w3schools

is a great site to use to help teach yourself! I still use it for a

reference

!

If all else fails, you can talk to one of the CSS designers.

Or you can look for an active CSS shop to find someone to make a theme for you! 😊

Kenran's CSS Help Desk

Legacy Transition Guide

The legacy header had a gradient image over it, along with the #avatar, which is no longer utilized.
#header still works, but #avatar can be changed to #top_right if you want an image behind the login/user area.
(Click the link if you want to know more about the login/user area.)

If you miss the gradient, add

background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, #ffffff65);

after your background in

#header

.

You can add a bottom border like the old one with

border-bottom: 1px solid #274052;

(Click here for more on borders)

For the menu items, delete everything before the

{

and replace it with this:

#header ul.menu a

;
...and for when you move over it with the cursor:

#header ul.menu a:hover

If you are a site artist and those who have make oekaki, it would make sense to add the selected code:

/* The selected tab (only needed if you have oekaki or you are an artist) */
#header ul.menu li.selected a { }
/* When you hover over it */
#header ul.menu li.selected a:hover { }

Also, there is what I call a secondary menu now.

If you had a trunk, make sure it says

background-image:

and not just

background:

.

I recommend changing

table

.comments;

especially if something isn't working properly.
Before, this would edit your changing booth, but this its not currently possible.

For all the other little extras, they may not be on the new site, feel free to comment and ask.

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October 4, 2012 15:15 (12 years ago) First change your profile theme to "Custom", then choose "Enter custom style sheet" and copy-paste the code for the things you want to do from here to there.
October 8, 2012 11:34 (12 years ago) I want to change the colour scheme but even that is confusing me...what part is the actual code?
October 8, 2012 16:51 (12 years ago) Everything under "Changing the color scheme (beginner)", excluding the other headers, can be safely pasted into your style sheet. For beginners it works best to take just what you need and replace the color codes/images with the ones you want.
October 8, 2012 19:38 (12 years ago) Okay, I'll give it a go.
October 11, 2012 7:42 (12 years ago) how do you change your mouse?
October 11, 2012 8:43 (12 years ago) I tried to add a picture as my background and it hasn't worked. :(
October 23, 2012 16:52 (12 years ago) Lexi, there is a code for cursors at the bottom of the guide. Druna, with the code you have in your profile now, you just have to add the url of the image to the "url()" part.
October 25, 2012 9:56 (12 years ago) I dont know how to change my mouse! >.<
October 26, 2012 16:53 (12 years ago) I'm not repeating myself.
October 26, 2012 21:06 (12 years ago) i dont get it
October 29, 2012 17:00 (12 years ago) Ask a question and maybe I can help you.
December 9, 2012 1:14 (11 years ago) Nevermind, I got it
December 24, 2012 4:45 (11 years ago) How do you hide the online text element?
December 24, 2012 8:45 (11 years ago) #online_text { display: none; } #offline_text { display: none; }
January 17, 2013 19:30 (11 years ago) How do I clear my CSS layout? Whenever I switch it to custom an/or make changes to the CSS, it's always the same! I don't want it that way. Please help!
January 17, 2013 19:37 (11 years ago) Well, I just tried clearing the background, but it's all pink and won't change to the image when I try to do that. ???
January 17, 2013 19:43 (11 years ago) Nevermind I got it!
January 18, 2013 4:21 (11 years ago) Sorry supershanimal; this thread gets forgotten.
January 19, 2013 6:15 (11 years ago) Still I Don't Get It...Please Help! >_<
January 19, 2013 15:39 (11 years ago) You can also follow this guide up to step 4, and copy-paste the codes from above into the box you see there.
February 1, 2013 17:09 (11 years ago) If you have questions, you can ask me. :)
September 14, 2013 18:26 (11 years ago) how do u make the background diffrent
September 14, 2013 18:27 (11 years ago) beacsue my background wont change from pink
September 14, 2013 18:30 (11 years ago) pleae helpe meh???!!!!
September 15, 2013 10:00 (11 years ago) You'll have to copy paste the exact code you find on this page into your profile's style sheet box, and replace the color code (#FF4F91) by whatever you want it to be.
September 24, 2013 13:09 (11 years ago) Is there any code for the trunk? ^.^ I tried something but it didnt worked~
September 27, 2013 12:18 (11 years ago) Yes, there is a code for the trunk: a.trunk { background-image: url(http://website/trunk.png); } But you'll need to use a trunk image with 2 trunks: closed above and open below.
February 15, 2014 20:32 (10 years ago) I added some css code to recolor your artist trunk, now, too.
June 7, 2014 12:43 (10 years ago) Im new.........where is the style sheet box??
June 8, 2014 21:10 (10 years ago) That's probably best answered by following the first few steps of this tutorial ^^
April 9, 2015 13:52 (9 years ago) Is the Close parenthesis included? (,) (in the advance) -thank you >///<"
October 26, 2018 23:08 (6 years ago) Updated to match the newest layout!
January 18, 2020 5:27 (4 years ago) #oekaki { display: none } isn't working. :S
January 19, 2020 6:44 (4 years ago) Small request, could you name the class for the comments table?
January 19, 2020 22:04 (4 years ago) One remark, when styling a page, could you leave our logo in? Sure you can restyle it but we want the site to stay recognizable.
January 20, 2020 23:00 (4 years ago) New site: Oekaki now has its #oekaki id, and comments were already in a .comments class which I now added to the guide. #profile_avi and #equipped have gotten id's as well so you can move them.
January 21, 2020 4:57 (4 years ago) The part about the comment table was to differentiate between the comments and avis vs the submission area. D&D3.5 is an example of why, I want the pic to only be in one place (not the submission area).
January 21, 2020 5:03 (4 years ago) Oh my... I don't know if the CSS for my links broke because of something I did or you did... (I should have paid attention before I made the first edit...) I would like to suggest making it possible to go tho previous versions for CSS too, I've had 3 time now that that could have come in handy...
January 21, 2020 19:14 (4 years ago) ~~I've got it working now. :P~~
March 9, 2020 21:02 (4 years ago) Changing booth trunk isn't working. Neither is #text, and #contents changes the whole page.
October 3, 2021 3:16 (3 years ago) You said need to use background-image, not background for the trunk? If so, it's wrong in this tutorial.

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