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Useful fandom-adjacent guides for formatting, coding, language things, etc.
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This is a personal experiment with HTML. It is a very limited list with what I find useful (2018).
Update: Somehow I find more and more stuff useful, so this list is not that limited (and not that private) anymore. I'll improve it with time and according to my needs and interests.So far that's posted:
Part One: Basics
Part Two: Lines
Part Three: Footnotes and Links
Part Four: Columns and Skins
Part Five: Pictures
Part Six: Videos (and gifs)
Part Seven: Choose Your Own Adventure
Part Eight: Chapter Title
Part Nine: The Title, the Username, and Links
Part Ten: Kudos Message
Part Eleven: Newspaper Article
Part Twelve: Content Notes and Spoiler (with opacity and hover translations)
Part Thirteen: Playground for Jinx (glitch text, color, table)
Part Fourteen: Text generator
Part Fifteen: Boxes (still in progress)
Part Sixteen: Vertical Text
Part Seventeen: Drop-Down Transition Delay (NEW & reformed)
Part Eighteen: Automated Animation (NEWEST and No. 2 added) -
Closed Loop System by One_of_Them (greenbean_paste)
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
29 Jun 2025
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Unit Communication Log:
SecUnit Two: Atmospheric conditions optimal.
SecUnit One: ...
SecUnit One: Indeed.- Language:
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Bookmarked by nolanfa
04 Oct 2026
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minesweeper storythis is both very ingenuous use of AO3 (doing what this fic does is possible???) and a gripping story.
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CSS for people who like eating clay in massive quantities by DistantManiacalLaughter for whenu
Fandoms: CSS Skin Testing, HTML - Fandom, Tutorial - Fandom
03 Oct 2024
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A basic guide to CSS and HTML, dumbed down for my brain and yours, free gift included for the guy who’s name I know. I am far from expert, but I’m doing my best! First chapter is explanation and demonstration, second chapter is the raw CSS code for your copy-paste loving hands. Go on, rob me.
Note: I’ll be doing my CSS experiments here so I don’t muck up my updating fics. Just stay on the first three chapters and you’re fine.
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CSS in Testing by InfinitysWraith
Fandom Ao3 Skins - Fandom, Ao3-Skins, css - Fandom, Work Skins - Fandom, Work-Skins
22 Aug 2023
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This is a live example of how an author can create linked footnotes in their work with only a little bit of HTML and no workskins required. This is best viewed by clicking "Entire Work". While I've included the actual coding in bold and italic once you click "Hide Creator's Style", there's a more detailed explanation here.
EDIT 6/28/17: The third chapter now shows how to use anchor links as an index/table of contents.
Series
- Part 6 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials