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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:Userbox love.svg|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) 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 the 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 [[racism]], [[sexism]], [[homophobia]], [[transphobia]], 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 at [[Wikipedia: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>.

If you do not have any userboxes on your user page yet, you want to begin using them, and you want to add them down the right side of your user page starting at the top, then edit your user page and, at or near the top of the source for your user page, add <code><nowiki>{{Userboxtop |}}</nowiki></code>, add the transclusion(s) for the userbox(es) you wish to include, and add <code><nowiki>{{userboxbottom}}</nowiki></code> just after the last userbox transclusion. Please see the [[#Grouping_userboxes]] section for other ways of grouping and placing userboxes.

===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:WikiProject 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:WikiProject 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 -->
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, 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:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces|task force]] usage. Simply create it as a [[Wikipedia:Subpages|subpage]] of the WikiProject (e.g. <code>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spaceflight/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>).
:{{caution sign|Please remember to add <code>nocat &#61; true</code> and wrap the category in <code>includeonly</code> [[HTML tag|tags]] (see [[Special:Diff/1176514292|this example diff]]) when using the {{code|Template}} namespace. Otherwise, your userbox will automatically be categorized, causing inconvenience to&nbsp;[[WP:WikiElf|WikiElves]].}}

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]].

{{anchor|Color|Colour|color|colour|colors|colours|Colors|Colours}}

== 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 substantially 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, particularly 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]] (see [[WP:UPNOT|what may I ''not'' have in my user pages?]]), 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, "[[WP:NFC|non-free]]" images are explicitly forbidden per [[:WP:NFCC#9|non-free content use criterion #9]] of [[:WP:NFCC|Wikipedia's non-free content use policy]]. This is interpreted strictly and without exception. See [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria#Policy|Wikipedia's non-free 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 ====
{{shortcut|WP:UBDIVISIVE}}
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 label''") and a larger rectangular space on the right ("''info area''").

For ease of use, userboxes are typically made using maker-templates that have a number of parameters.
{| class="wikitable"
!Parameter
!Applies to
!Syntax and Comments on Value Types
|-
|border-c
|<span style="border:1.5px solid #d00; text-align:center; padding:2px 2px 2px 4px; margin:3px 1px 8px 16px;">Border '''color''' for the overall userbox.</span>
|[[Web colors|CSS color string]] as in [[hexadecimal|#hex]] or a CSS named color. (E.g. '''#f00''' or '''red''' or '''#ff0000''').
|-
|border-s
|<span style="border:6px solid #3c8;text-align:center; padding:2px 1px 2px 2px; margin: 6px 1px 12px 1px;">Border '''line thickness''' for the overall userbox.</span>   
|Unit-less numerical value for border size/width, ''equivalent'' to pixels, <br>but do not append 'px' to the number. E.g.  '''border-s = 3''' .
|-
|id-c
|<div style="background:#a94; color:#fff; margin: -3px -6px; padding: 3px 6px">Background '''color''' for the '''id''' label area of the userbox.</div>
|CSS color string (hex or name)
|-
|id-s
|Text <span style="font-size:135%">'''size'''</span> for the '''id''' label area.
|Unit-less numerical value for font-size ''(do not append 'px')''
|-
|id-fc
|Text <span style="color:#390; font-size:108%;">'''color'''</span> for the '''id''' label.
|CSS color string (hex or name)
|-
|id-p
|<span style="background:#eefff6; float:left; border:3px solid #62d; border-radius:6px; text-align: center;  margin: 4px 8px 4px 4px; padding: 8px 14px 9px;">'''Space/padding'''</span> Between the '''id''' content <br>and the userbox border. 
|This cell padding uses a CSS length value. Unlike the other unit-less values, <br>this '''''must''''' have a '''CSS length unit''' such as [[Pixel|'''px''']] or [[Point (typography)|'''pt''']]. (E.g.  '''id-p = 8px''' ).
|-
|id-lh
|Vertical distance between '''id''' text lines (line-height).
|It is recommended to use unit-less numerical values for line-height. <br>Optionally, CSS length units ''can'' be used for this parameter.
|-
|info-c
|<div style="background:#fea; margin:-2px -6px ; padding:2px 6px">Background color for the '''info''' area of the userbox.</div>
|CSS color string (hex or name)
|-
|info-s
|Text <span style="font-size:135%">'''size'''</span> for the '''info''' area.
|Unit-less numerical value for font-size ''(do not append 'px')''.
|-
|info-fc
|Text <span style="color:#390; font-size:108%;">'''color'''</span> for the '''info''' area.
|CSS color string (hex or name)
|-
|info-a
|<div style="text-align:center">'''⇦''' Horizontal text alignment for info area only. '''⇨'''</div>
|A text string of, one of: '''left''', '''right''', or '''center'''. <br>''Do not'' enclose the key word in quotes. (E.g.  '''info-a = center''' ).
|-
|info-lh
|Vertical distance between '''info''' text lines (line-height).
|It is recommended to use unit-less numerical values for line-height. Optionally, <br>CSS length units ''can'' be used for this parameter.
|-
|id
|Specify '''content''' for the the id label.
|Free-form text   (E.g.  '''id = Co''' )
|-
|info
|Specify '''content''' for the info area.
|Free-form text   (E.g.  '''info = Cobalt is Very Blue''' )
|}

The '''id''' label and '''info''' content area can include text, links, and/or images, using the usual Wikipedia syntax. Typically, the '''info''' box will contain a sentence with a link or two, while the '''id''' box will contain a few letters, a symbol, 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 =====
{{update|{{tlx|Userbox sample compact}}|inaccurate=yes}}
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; 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 the first example, the box is created using the following list:

 {{Tl|Userboxtop|Example 1}}
 {{Tl|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 style="background:yellow;">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 style="background:purple;color:white;">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="html">
 {{Userboxtop|Example 2}}
 <table class="collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; background: transparent; color: inherit;">
   <tr><th style="background:lavender;">(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.

=== 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}} or {{Tlx|User Translator}}) are difficult to use with the Babel system. They can be used by including parameters with magic word replacing the vertical bars and equals signs, e.g. {{Tlx|Babel|fr-5|ja-2|Translator{{((}}!{{))}}fr{{((}}!{{))}}project{{((}}{{=}}{{))}}no|:UserBox/User Earth}} (result below), but this behavior is not officially supported by the template, and may not work in all contexts and break at some point in the future.

{{Babel|fr-5|ja-2|Translator{{!}}fr{{!}}project{{=}}no|:UserBox/User Earth}}

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

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

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:

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

which produces:

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

== 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]]

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[[Category:Userboxes|Userboxes]]
[[Category:WikiProject Userboxes|Wikipedia]]
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