Thread:Mathmagician/@comment-16399478-20130601020115/@comment-4674838-20130601041054

So, basically there are 2 parts to making a signature.

The first part is sort of coming up with an implementing the design you want. This requires some knowledge of wikitext/HTML/CSS languages for the coding. For instance, here's an example of some basic code you could use:

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which would make:

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And then as a second step, you have to know where to put the code so that it activates your signature when you sign posts. For a basic signature like this one, you can go into Special:Preferences and copy/paste the code where it says "Custom Signature" (make sure the "I want to use wikitext in my signature" checkbox is checked). Then save your preferences, and next time you type ~ (4 tildes) you will see your fancy custom signature.

Both of these steps can be more complicated in some cases &mdash; the example above is just a simplified one. If you want a highly customized signature, the code may be really hard to make. It might also be too long for the signature box in Special:Preferences, which means you then have to make a template for your signature, which is also somewhat tricky.