Help:Userboxes

Userboxes are small colored boxes designed to appear on user pages. They generally include one or two small graphics and a few short lines of text. Often they also include wiki markup that places the user in a category. Userboxes are generally created as templates and placed onto userpages, although their markup may be substituted directly onto userpages instead. Userboxes should not be used in articles. If you need any help ask an for further assistance.

Creating a Userbox
The main and often used method for creating a userbox is to copy and paste the wiki mark up code.

Replace the above text with your custom box characteristics. It is suggested that you limit the size of any images in the id box to 40 pixels. For a list of colors and the Hex codes for them, see this wikipedia page;

Below are a few examples of custom boxes:

You can also go to Create A Userbox to make a custom one.