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|{{userbox|#c8a2c8|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.svg|40px]]|A userbox is a small rectangular box that looks like this.  More examples below.}}
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|{{userbox-r|green|lightgreen|[[File:Crystal package-plain.svg|40px]]|Userboxes can come in many different styles and colors.}}
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|{{userbox-2|#66f|#ADD8E6|[[File:Crystal package favourite.png|40px]]|Userboxes can have one or two sideboxes.|[[File:Ark-icon.svg|40px]]}}
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A '''userbox''' (commonly abbreviated as '''UBX''') is a small colored box (see examples to the right) designed to appear only on a Wikipedian's [[Wikipedia:User page|user page]] as a communicative notice about the user, in order to directly or indirectly help Wikipedians collaborate more effectively on articles.

The first userboxes were introduced to support the [[Wikipedia:Babel|Babel]] inter-language effort by indicating skills of users in other languages.

Be mindful that like anything else you add to Wikipedia, userboxes you add will likely be public forever, even if you later have your user page deleted. (Like other Wikipedia pages, your user page will be regularly archived in the database dumps and may be archived by third parties such as the [[Internet Archive]].)
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==Using existing userboxes==
Userboxes belong on their users' pages. In some cases, it may be considered [[Wikipedia:Civility|uncivil]] to place userboxes on other users' pages without their permission (''especially'' in a mean-spirited way— such as accusing a user of [[transphobia]], [[homophobia]], [[racism]], [[sexism]], etc). However, userboxes may be placed on non-[[Wikipedia:Main namespace|mainspace]] talk pages by anyone. (See also [[Wikipedia:Talk page]].)  The {{tlx|clear}} template can be placed after the plain userbox if text is added on a new line immediately after it.

A gallery of existing userboxes can be found here: [[WP:Userboxes/Galleries]].

===Syntax===
The standard syntax for adding a userbox to your user page (also known as [[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transclusion]]) is: <code><nowiki>{{user </nowiki>''name_of_box''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>.

===Optional substitution===
You may decide to [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substitute]] the template code onto your user page using the syntax <code><nowiki>{{subst:</nowiki>user ''name_of_box''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>. The use of "subst:" will ensure that the template is always displayed in its form when you add it to your user page (i.e. it will not reflect subsequent edits to the template). This method will lead to large amounts of code on your user page.

==Creating a new userbox==
{{shortcut|WP:CREATEUBX|WP:CREATEUSERBOX|WP:UBXCREATE|WP:USERBOXCREATE}}
:''If you wish to offer an idea for a userbox, do so on the [[Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Ideas|ideas page]].''

If you have designed a userbox that you would like to make available to others, you may wish to first display it on the [[Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/New Userboxes|New Userboxes talk page]] for community comment.

=== {{anchor|namespace}} Namespace ===
{{shortcut|WP:UBXNS}}<!-- make sure shortcut still links here if renaming the section -->
{{See also|Wikipedia:Userbox migration}}
The [[WP:NAMESPACE|namespace]] you place your userbox in matters. Userboxes may ''only'' be created or displayed in the [[Wikipedia:User page|User]], [[Wikipedia:Project namespace|Project]] (Wikipedia), or [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|Template]] namespaces.

So which prefix is best for your userbox: <code>User:</code>, <code>Wikipedia:</code>, or <code>Template:</code>?

Since content in <code>User:</code>space represents individual editors more than the community, they are traditionally given more leeway than in other namespaces. Thus, userboxes in <code>User:</code>space may not be as directly collaborative in nature as those in <code>Template:</code>or <code>Wikipedia:</code>namespaces, which are expected to adhere more tightly with certain [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]], especially [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]] and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]. This should also be considered before [[WP:MOVE|moving]] a userbox from userspace to any other namespace.

;<code>User:</code>: To host a userbox in the user namespace, simply create a [[Wikipedia:Subpages|subpage]] of your own user page or [[User:UBX]].
;<code>Wikipedia:</code>: Userboxes in the project namespace are generally for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] or [[Wikipedia:Task force|task force]] usage. Simply create it as a [[Wikipedia:Subpages|subpage]] of the WikiProject (e.g. <code>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Board and table games/Userbox]]</code>).
;<code>Template:</code>: In the template namespace, userbox names must begin with "<code>User </code>" (e.g. <code>[[Template:User Brazil]]</code> or <code>[[Template:User en]]</code>)

If you are uncertain if your userbox is in the correct namespace, consider presenting the userbox at the [[Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/New Userboxes|New Userboxes talk page]] for community comment.

=== <span id="Caution about category use"></span><span id="Category"></span><span id="Categories"></span><span id="User category"></span><span id="User categories"></span> Userboxes and category use ===
{{shortcut|WP:USERBOXCAT}}
{{main|Wikipedia:User categories}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Overcategorization/User categories|Wikipedia:User categories#Syntax for including a user category in a userbox}}

A userbox can be coded to autocategorise any user pages which [[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transclude]] the userbox into one or more [[Wikipedia:User categories|user categories]]. However, '''do not''' use autocategorisation without good reason.
* Most userboxes refer to a single isolated characteristic of the user; unless the characteristic directly relates to the user's [[Wikipedia:User categories#Appropriate types of user categories|ability or willingness to collaborate on certain areas of or topics within Wikipedia]], a user category should not exist for it and the userbox should not be used for categorisation.
* Users of the userbox can be located using the [[Special:WhatLinksHere]] tool from the userbox template. Networking between editors with similar interests or views is best done using a [[Wikipedia:Essays#Wikipedia essays|projectspace essay]] with a signup section for editors interested in networking.
* If there is a good reason for the user category, first create the category pages and include a description that explains its purpose and scope.
* User categories must be [[WP:SUBCAT|sub-categories]] of [[:Category:Wikipedians]].
* Names and descriptions of user categories are subject to the same rules and restrictions as [[Wikipedia:Userboxes#Content restrictions|userbox content]].

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== Userbox content ==

=== Content restrictions ===
{{shortcut|WP:UBCR}}
*All userboxes are governed by the [[Wikipedia:Civility|civility]] policy.
**Userboxes '''must not''' include [[Wikipedia:Civility|incivility]] or [[WP:NPA|personal attacks]].
**Userboxes '''must not''' be inflammatory or divisive. 
**[[WP:NOT#Wikipedia_is_not_a_soapbox|Wikipedia is not]] an appropriate place for propaganda, advocacy, or recruitment of any kind, commercial, political, religious, or otherwise, opinion pieces on current affairs or politics, self-promotion, or advertising.

'''Simply:''' If content is not appropriate on other parts of a [[Wikipedia:User page|user page]], it is not appropriate within userboxes.

=== Caution about image use ===
Wikimedia Commons has a [[:commons:Category:Icons|large range of icons]] for use within boxes. However, if you select an image from somewhere else, make certain the image has a free license. Templates (which includes userboxes and topicons) on user pages may not contain any copyrighted content not under free license; so, for example, "[[fair use]]" images are explicitly forbidden. This is interpreted strictly and without exception. See [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria#Policy|Wikipedia's fair use policy guidelines]] for more details.

=== Caution about colours ===
Please be mindful of the [[WP:Colour contrast|colour contrast]] guidelines at [[WP:COLOUR]] – low-contrast colours present accessibility barriers to people with colour-blindness or other visual disabilities.
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=== Content examples ===
:''The following section is not to be considered all-inclusive. As such, other word combinations (both appropriate and inappropriate) are obviously possible.''
Typical userbox content:
* This user &lt;[[verb phrase]]&gt; &lt;[[noun phrase]]&gt;.
* This user &lt;[[verb phrase]]&gt; &lt;[[noun phrase]]&gt; &lt;[[prepositional phrase]]&gt;.

Typical [[verb]]s:
* verbs of action: contributes (to), drives, eats, edits, plays, uses, watches
* verbs of comprehension: reads, speaks, understands
* verbs of preference: enjoys, likes, loves

Additional examples, using the [[Copula (linguistics)|linking]] verb [[wikt:is#English|is]]:
* This user is &lt;noun phrase&gt;.
* This user is a fan of &lt;noun phrase&gt;.
* This user is a member of &lt;noun phrase&gt;.
* This user is interested in &lt;noun phrase&gt;.

Another option is to allow changing the verb phrase using [[WP:PARAMETER|a template parameter]]. This is especially useful in location userboxes:
* This user {{(((}}1{{!}}lives in{{)))}} &lt;location&gt;.

To avoid the awkward third-person phrasing ("This user"), you can use "<code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>#titleparts: <nowiki>{{</nowiki>PAGENAME}} | 1 | 1 }}</code>" (without the quotes) to insert the name of the user that includes it on their page (e.g. "<code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>#titleparts: <nowiki>{{</nowiki>PAGENAME}} | 1 | 1 }} uses second-person phrasing</code>" produces "{{#titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 1 | 1 }} uses second-person phrasing").

==== Potentially divisive words ====
Avoid verbs (often followed by the word "[[wikt:that#English|that]]") which may be used to suggest negative comparison and would thus be potentially divisive, such as: 
* believes, considers, finds, knows, prefers, thinks, wishes

Avoid negative verb phrases which can be potentially divisive, such as:
* dislikes, despises, hates, loathes

Also avoid compound sentences which are positive and negative, such as:
* This user likes &lt;noun phrase>, but does not like &lt;another noun phrase>.

'''Essentially:''' Express what you do like, rather than what you don't like. Express what you comprehend, rather than what you don't comprehend. Express what you do, rather than what you don't. Express who you are, rather than who you aren't.

=== Design: How to construct the box ===
{{anchor|Constructing a userbox|reason=Help:Userbox_Maker refers links to this title; others might also.}}
There are a number of box types to select from when deciding to make a userbox. The most commonly used design is the "'''Standard box'''". It has one square shaped area on the left ("''id''") and a rectangular area on the right ("''info''").

For ease of use, userboxes are typically made using maker-templates that have a number of parameters.
{| class="wikitable"
!Template Parameters
!Meaning
!Value type
|-
|border-c
|<span style="border:1px solid #333;">The '''border color''' of the userbox.</span>
|[[Web colors|CSS color value]] ([[hexadecimal|#hex]] or color name)
|-
|border-s
|<span style="border:4px solid #3f3;">The '''border size''' of the userbox.</span>
|Width in pixels
|-
|id-c
|<span style="background:#efe">The '''background color''' of the id box.</span>
|CSS color value
|-
|id-s
|The font <span style="font-size:150%">'''size'''</span> of the id box.
|Size in [[Point (typography)|PostScript points]]
|-
|id-fc
|The font <span style="color:#090">'''color'''</span> of the id box text.
|CSS color value
|-
|id-p
|The distance between border and content of id box.
|CSS padding width value. [[Pixel|px]], [[Point (typography)|pt]]
|-
|id-lh
|The distance between text lines of id box.
|CSS relative line height/length value. [[Em (typography)|em]]
|-
|info-c
|<span style="background:#efe">The background color of info box.</span>
|CSS color value
|-
|info-s
|The font <span style="font-size:150%">'''size'''</span> of info box.
|Size in [[Point (typography)|PostScript points]]
|-
|info-fc
|The font <span style="color:#090">'''color'''</span> of info box.
|CSS color value
|-
|info-a
|style="text-align:right"|The horizontal alignment of text in info box.
|left/right/center
|-
|info-lh
|The distance between text lines of info box.
|CSS relative line height/length value. em
|-
|id
|This is the '''content''' of the id box.
|Free-form
|-
|info
|This is the '''content''' of info box.
|Free-form
|}

The '''id''' and '''info''' boxes can include text, links, and images using the usual Wikipedia syntax.  Generally, the '''info''' box will contain a sentence with a link or two, while the '''id''' box will contain a few letters or a 43px image.

===== Userbox types =====
{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="background: #99f; color: #000; width: 100%; border-spacing: 1px; padding: 2px;"
! colspan="2" style="background: #FFF;"|Types of Userboxes
|-
! style="background: #FFF;"|Code
! style="background: #FFF;"|Appearance
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #FFF; text-align: left; padding: 0em 1em;"|Standard box
|-
| style="background: #FFF;"|<kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id=ID |info=Content}}</nowiki></kbd>
''or'' <kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox |side-box colour |main box colour |side-box content |main box content}}</nowiki></kbd>
| style="width:243px; background: #FFF;"|{{Userbox |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id=ID |info=Content}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #FFF; text-align: left; padding: 0em 1em;"|Reverse box
|-
| style="background: #FFF;"|<kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-r |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id=ID |info=Content}}</nowiki></kbd>
''or'' <kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-r |side-box colour |main box colour |side-box content |main box content}}</nowiki></kbd>
| style="width:243px; background: #FFF;"|{{Userbox-r |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id=ID |info=Content}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #FFF; text-align: left; padding: 0em 1em;"|Double box
|-
| style="background: #FFF;"|<kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-2 |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id1-c=#FFF |id1-s=12 |id1-fc=#000 |id2-c=#000 |id2-s=12 |id2-fc=#FFF |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id1=ID 1 |id2=ID 2 |info=Content}}</nowiki></kbd>
''or'' <kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-2 |side-box 1 colour |main box colour |side-box 1 content |message |side-box 2 content |border colour |side-box 2 colour |main box font-colour |box border thickness}}</nowiki></kbd>
<br/>'''''Note''': If omitted, border colour and side-box 2 colour default to the same colour as side-box 1, and font colour is black.  Default border thickness is 1.''
| style="width:243px; background: #FFF;"|{{Userbox-2 |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id1-c=#FFF |id1-s=12 |id1-fc=#000 |id2-c=#000 |id2-s=12 |id2-fc=#FFF |info-c=#039 |info-s=8 |info-fc=#FFF |id1=ID 1 |id2=ID 2 |info=Content}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #FFF; text-align: left; padding: 0em 1em;"|Mini box
|-
| style="background: #FFF;"|<kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-m |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |id=ID}}</nowiki></kbd>
''or'' <kbd><nowiki>{{Userbox-m |box colour |box content}}</nowiki></kbd>
| style="width:243px; background: #FFF;"|{{Userbox-m |border-c=#000 |border-s=1 |id-c=#FFF |id-s=12 |id-fc=#000 |id=ID}}
|}

===== Userbox sampling templates =====
To make it easier to quote the generation code for a userbox in a uniform format, a template {{tl|Userbox sample compact}} has been made available, which produces a picture of the userbox along with the code necessary to create it. To use it, just give it exactly the same parameters you would give the {{tl|Userbox}} template. You must use '''subst:''', or the template will not work properly. An example is shown below:
:<nowiki>{{subst:Userbox sample compact|id=UBX|id-c=red|info=This is a '''[[WP:UBX|Userbox]]'''.}}</nowiki>
Produces:

{| style="padding: 2px; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1"
|-
| style="width: 350px; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; color: black;  font-family: Arial; " | {{Userbox &#124; border-c = #999 &#124; border-s = 1 &#124; id-c = red &#124; id-s = 14 &#124; id-fc = black &#124; info-c = #EEE &#124; info-s = 8 &#124; info-fc = black &#124; id = {{#switch:UBX
|{{{logo}}} = <nowiki>{{{logo}}}</nowiki>
|{{{3}}} = <nowiki>{{{3}}}</nowiki>
|UBX = <nowiki>UBX</nowiki>
|id}} &#124; info = {{#switch:This is a '''[[WP:UBX|Userbox]]'''.
|This is a '''[[WP:UBX|Userbox]]'''. = <nowiki>This is a '''[[WP:UBX|Userbox]]'''.</nowiki>
|{{{4}}} = <nowiki>{{{4}}}</nowiki>
|<nowiki>''info''</nowiki>}} &#124; float = left }}

| <div style="float: left; border: 1px solid red; margin: 1px;">
{| style="width: 238px; background: #EEE;"
| style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: red; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: #000;" | '''UBX'''
| style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 4pt; line-height: 1.25em; color: #000;" | This is a '''[[WP:UBX|Userbox]]'''.
|}</div>

|}

There are not yet any similar templates available for userboxes created by the templates ''Userbox-r'', ''Userbox-2'' and ''Userbox-m''.

== Grouping userboxes ==
=== Using the Userboxtop template ===
{{Userboxtop|Example 1}}
  {{User WikiProject Userboxes}}
  {{User:UBX/Rome}}
  {{User:Nihiltres/Userboxes/Friendly}}
{{Userboxbottom}}

As with the [[Wikipedia:babel|Babel]] box, there is a box to group userboxes together. Just make a list of userboxes with {{[[Template:Userboxtop|Userboxtop]]|box-name}} at the top, followed by your list of userboxes, and {{Tl|Userboxbottom}} at the bottom. For example, the box to the right is created using the following list:

 {{Tl|Userboxtop|Example 1}}
 {{Tlu|User WikiProject Userboxes}}
 {{Tlu|User:UBX/Rome}}
 {{Tlu|User:Nihiltres/Userboxes/Friendly}}
 {{Tl|Userboxbottom}}

==== Using collapsible tables ====
{{Userboxtop|Example 2}}
  <!--Begin of first userboxes group-->
  <table class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%; background: transparent; color: inherit; border-spacing: 0px;">
    <tr><th class="navbox-title">My yellow userboxes</th></tr>
    <tr><td>
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #1.}}
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #2.}}
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #3.}}
    </td></tr>
  </table>
  <!--Begin of second userboxes group-->
  <table class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%; background: transparent; color: inherit; border-spacing: 0px;">
    <tr><th class="navbox-title">My purple userboxes</th></tr>
    <tr><td>
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #4.}}
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #5.}}
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #6.}}
    </td></tr>
  </table>
{{Userboxbottom}}

If you wish to group your userboxes into expandable lists in the {{Tlx|Userboxtop}} template, one way of doing this is by using collapsible tables with certain classes. Wikipedia's Mediawiki configuration attempts to make this happen through a combination of [[ECMAScript]] and [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. This method is accessible to users with ECMAScript (jScript/JavaScript) disabled, and should work in most modern browsers (it is the method used by {{Tlx|Navbox}}).
:Using the codes in [[Help:Collapsing]] works much better and simpler using normal wiki table markup!

<syntaxhighlight lang="HTML5">
 {{Userboxtop|Example 2}}
 <table class="collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; background: transparent; color: inherit;">
   <tr><th class="navbox-title">(Caption)</th></tr>
   <tr><td>
     (Place your userboxes here...)
   </td></tr>
 </table>
 {{Userboxbottom}}
</syntaxhighlight>

Include '<code>collapsed</code>' if you want the box to start closed, omit it if you want the box to start open. You can also use multiple tables to get separate collapsible parts like in the example to the right.

You can now use {{tlx|Userboxgroup}} to create this kind of box.

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==== Using the NavFrame/NavHead/NavContent classes ====
{{Userboxtop|Example 3}}
  <!--Begin of first userboxes group-- >
  <div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
    <div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">My yellow userboxes</div>
    <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #1.}}
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #2.}}
      {{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #3.}}
    </div>
  </div>
  <!--Begin of second userboxes group-- >
  <div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
    <div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">My purple userboxes</div>
    <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #4.}}
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #5.}}
      {{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #6.}}
    </div>
  </div>
{{Userboxbottom}}

If you wish to group your userboxes into expandable lists in the {{Tl|Userboxtop}} template, one way of doing this is by using divs with certain classes. Wikipedia's Mediawiki configuration attempts to make this happen through a combination of [[ECMAScript]] and [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. Right now, <em>this method should not be used because it only works properly in Internet Explorer (although works to a degree in other browsers), and makes the boxes inaccessible to users with ECMAScript (jScript/JavaScript) disabled!</em>

If you would like to use this method anyway, use the following syntax:

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instead we must use the '&lt;' (less-than) and '&gt;' (greater-then)
in the code here.  On the rendered page, it will look the same -- >
 {{Tlx|Userboxtop|Example 3}}
   &lt;div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;"&gt;
     &lt;div class="NavHead" style="'''style'''"&gt;'''Caption'''&lt;/div&gt;
     &lt;div class="NavContent" style="display: none;"&gt;
       '''Place your userboxes here...'''
     &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;/div&gt;
 {{Tl|Userboxbottom}}

A recommended value for 'style' is '<code>background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;</code>'

(Of course you can put more than one of these collapsible sections inside a box, see Example 3 at right.)
-->

=== Using the Babel grouping system ===
The Babel grouping system can also be used, e.g. {{Tlx|Babel|sv|no-4|in Rome}}, which generates:

{{Babel|sv|no-4|in Rome}}

However, it only works for user boxes with the "User" prefix, which must then be dropped for the arguments. Also, boxes that need arguments of their own (such as {{Tlu|User:UBX/Monty Python}}) cannot be used with the Babel system.

=== Using tables ===
Another alternative would be to [[Wikipedia:How_to_use_tables|table]] your userboxes:

 <nowiki>{| style="margin: 1em auto;"</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|+ example 6</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|-</nowiki>
 <nowiki>| {{User:AusTerrapin/Box:Jazz Fusion}} {{User_USAFo5}}</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|-</nowiki>
 <nowiki>| {{User helper}} {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User Warm}}</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|}</nowiki>

would produce the following:

{| style="margin: 1em auto;"
|+ example 6
|-
| {{User:AusTerrapin/Box:Jazz Fusion}} {{User_USAFo5}}
|-
| {{User helper}} {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User Warm}}
|}

To center one userbox use this coding:

 <nowiki>{| style="margin: 1em auto;"</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|+ example 7</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|-</nowiki>
 <nowiki>| {{User:Saoshyant/Userboxes/User oops}}</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|}</nowiki>

which produces:

{| style="margin: 1em auto;"
|+ example 7
|-
| {{User:Saoshyant/Userboxes/User oops}}
|}

=== Combining tables and the Userboxtop template ===
Yet another method of grouping boxes is done by combining Examples 2 and 4 together. Example 2 breaks [[DHTML]] [[interoperability]]. It works as intended on [[Internet Explorer]]; however, it does not work well with [[Firefox]], [[Google Chrome]] or [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] when additional hide/show sections are added. This solution provides proper rendering on all three web browsers and scales much better when it comes to the number of groups you want to have. The table property can be adjusted by adding <nowiki>width="100%"</nowiki> (adjusting its percentage or by using a pixel width multiple of the userbox) to add more than one column. Another property <nowiki>align="right"</nowiki> can be changed to place the userboxes left, right, or center of the page.

<!--vertical style - adjust % width if you want-->
{| style="background-color: transparent; text-align: right; width: 160px;"
|-
|<div>
<!--Beginning of first userboxes group-->
{{Userboxtop| }}
<div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
<div class="NavFrame" style="border-style: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">
My yellow userboxes</div><div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
{{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #1.}}
{{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #2.}}
{{Userbox|orange|yellow|[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|Sample userbox #3.}}
</div></div></div>
{{Userboxbottom}}

<!--Beginning of second userboxes group-->
{{Userboxtop| }}
<div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
<div class="NavFrame" style="border-style: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">
My purple userboxes</div><div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
{{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #4.}}
{{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #5.}}
{{Userbox|info-c=purple |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #6.}}
</div></div></div>
{{Userboxbottom}}

<!--Beginning of third userboxes group-->
{{Userboxtop| }}
<div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
<div class="NavFrame" style="border-style: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">
My green userboxes</div><div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
{{Userbox|info-c=green |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #7.}}
{{Userbox|info-c=green |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #8.}}
{{Userbox|info-c=green |info-fc=white |id=[[File:Crystal kthememgr.png|40px]]|info=Sample userbox #9.}}
</div></div></div>
{{Userboxbottom}}
</div>
|}

<syntaxhighlight lang="HTML5">
{| style="background-color: transparent; text-align: right; width: 160px;"
|- 
|<div>
{{Userboxtop| }}
<div class="NavFrame" style="padding: 0px; border-style: none;">
<div class="NavFrame" style="border-style: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="NavHead" style="background: #EDF1F1; text-align: left; text-style: normal;">
Caption</div><div class="NavContent" style="display: none;">
''Place your userboxes here...''
</div></div></div>
{{Userboxbottom}}
''Place additional userbox groups here...''
</div>
|}
</syntaxhighlight>

You can now use {{tlx|Userboxside}} to create this kind of box.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Jimbo on Userboxes]]
* [[Wikipedia:List of userbox nominations at miscellany for deletion|Wikipedia:List of userbox deletion nominations]]
* [[Wikipedia:User page design center]]
* [[Wikipedia:Userbox Maker]]
* [[Wikipedia:Userbox migration]]
* [[Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries]]
* [[Wikipedia:Userboxes/Galleries/alphabetical]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Userboxes]]
===Users who make userboxes upon request===
* --[[User:ApChrKey|<span style="background-color:blue; color:yellow; border-radius:10px;"><b>&nbsp; ApChrKey &nbsp;</b></span>]] [[User talk:ApChrKey|<sup><i>Talk</i></sup>]] 00:03, 12 August 2020 (UTC) Creating userboxes is easy; I'll gladly make one at request   {{Clickable button 2|Make me a userbox|Make me a userbox|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:ApChrKey&action=edit&section=new|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* [[User:Buaidh|<span style="color:white;background-color:#662211;font-weight:bold;whitespace:nowrap;">&thinsp;Buaidh&thinsp;</span>]] ([[User talk:Buaidh|talk]] &bull; [[Special:Contributions/Buaidh|contribs]])
* {{User|bug2266}}
* {{User|CrazyMinecart88}} (Gallery [[User:CrazyMinecart88/UBX |here]]) {{Clickable button 2|Ask me to create a userbox!|Ask me to create a userbox!|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ACrazyMinecart88%2FUBX&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=Userbox+creation+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* {{User|DannyS712}}
* [[User:DrMeepster|<sup>'''Dr.'''</sup>Meepster]](<[[User_talk:DrMeepster|chat]]> • <[[User:DrMeepster/ubx|userboxes]]> • <<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} reply]</span>>)
* {{User|FlightTime}}  ([[User:FlightTime/Userboxes|Gallery]]) 
* <font face="Impact">[[User:MoMoCool2005|MoMoCool2005]]</font> (Userboxes I created are [[User:MoMoCool2005/userboxes|here]]) {{Clickable button 2|Click that blue button to request a userbox!|Click that blue button to request a userbox!|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:MoMoCool2005&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=A+very+nice+good+userbox+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* {{User|Edmnd06}} (Gallery [[User:Edmnd06/Userboxes|here]])
* '''[[User:Sandy14156|<span style="color:blue;">Sandy</span>]][[User talk:Sandy14156|<span style="color:red;">141</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Sandy14156|<span style="color:green;">56</span>]] <span style="color:orange;">:)</span>''' (Gallery [[User:Sandy14156/Userboxes|here]]) You can request userboxes right here: {{Clickable button 2|Request for userboxes|Request for userboxes|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sandy14156&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=Userbox+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* [[User:SportsFan007|<span style="background:#000000;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;k; color:#00FF00">'''SportsFan007'''</span>]] ([[User talk:SportsFan007|talk]] &bull; [[Special:Contributions/SportsFan007|contribs]]) {{Clickable button 2|My UserBox Gallery|Request for userboxes|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SportsFan007/UserBoxes&section=new&preloadtitle=Userbox+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}} {{Clickable button 2|Request A UserBox|Request for userboxes|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SportsFan007/UserBoxes&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=Userbox+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* {{User|W.carter}} (Gallery [[User:W.carter/userboxes|here]]) - Or create your own userbox by copying the text/code from '''[[User:W.carter/Userbox How to make a userbox|this page]]'''
* [[User:WaddlesJP13|'''WaddlesJP13''']] I make <span style="color:black;">'''simple'''</span>, <span style="color:green;">'''clean'''</span>, and <span style="color:red;">'''f'''</span><span style="color:orange;">'''u'''</span><span style="color:blue;">'''n'''</span> userboxes. You can view my gallery [[User:WaddlesJP13/Userboxes|'''here''']]. If you would like me to make you one, leave a message on my [[User talk:WaddlesJP13|'''talk page''']]. If you do not care for my style of userboxes I can make you a personalized one, just be descriptive when describing what you want it to look like. You can send a photo you like or I can find one for to put in there. I will reply to you with a few userboxes fitting your description. Have a good day.
* {{User10|Zanygenius}} ''I have created a few userboxes, but I feel like that I'm falling out. I would love to help you!!!''
* [[User:Timdwilliamson|Timothy Williamson]] - My [[user:Timdwilliamson%23Userboxes|Userbox Gallery]] {{Clickable button 2|Request a userbox!|Request a userbox!|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Timdwilliamson&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=Userbox+request|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
* [[User:Littlecat456|Littlecat456]] - My [[user:Littlecat456/Userboxes/|Gallery]] {{Clickable button 2|User:Littlecat456/Usbk Disclaimer|Ask me to make a userbox!|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
*{{User|landryoliver}}
{{WP:UBS}}
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[[Category:WikiProject Userboxes|Wikipedia]]
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