AO3 & Coding Layouts & Creative References
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Random works
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where I test and share my original workskins and experiment with improvements to existing skins.
- additions to Heterochromia_Mars's Discord skin
- TV/theater scripts
- AO3 Entries
- Tumblr DMs (experimental)
last edit: 3/27/20
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Skin for Recreating Unlocked Achievements by SpookyTesting (FierySprites)
Fandoms: No Fandom
17 Feb 2024
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A work skin for recreating the Achievement/Trophy Unlocked messages from various systems, including PlayStation and Xbox.
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Userscript to return tailored kudos thanks' and styled comments' visibility client-side by 𝖀𝓷ᶦ𝕔ⓞðə E Ⓜ️🅾️j̵͍̟̝̝̖̮̓ͭͨ̂̐̚ℹ️ (Charles_Rockafellor) for Mewsmodeus (Mewzebub), GumbaBunny
Fandoms: CSS abuse - Fandom
02 Jan 2026
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Remember when people started tailoring their kudos messages and error notices? Pepperidge Farm remembers — and so do I.
Permit those messages to be seen and go brrrrr again (at least for you as a reader).
I use it in Violentmonkey and Tampermonkey. I don't speak JS (this is me dipping my toes into the water here) and am not at all familiar with the ins and outs of all of the different userscript managers, so you might need slightly different syntax or something if you use a different one (and since I discovered last night that Chrome no longer supports Violentmonkey, and it seems that Tampermonkey and others aren't really open source, I was stuck between Skýlla and Khárybdis). And bonus: it even permits the effect on multichapter works in single-chapter mode!
2x bonus: link at bottom for stats' page SERIES bookmark count.
3x bonus: link beneath that to returnoverflowandsticky.Don't Panic
Make Kudos Great Again!
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Targeting specific AO3 work sections (not site) with CSS effects by Charles_Rockafellor, 𝖀𝓷ᶦ𝕔ⓞðə E Ⓜ️🅾️j̵͍̟̝̝̖̮̓ͭͨ̂̐̚ℹ️ (Charles_Rockafellor)
Fandoms: css - Fandom, AO3
26 Jan 2025
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Want to apply CSS effects (e.g.: some background color, image, or .gif) to entire sections automatically from your work skin (without having to waste precious character count within said sections)?
Wish you could adjust the font, color, highlight, alignment, etc. of the section headers themselves? Perhaps even extend the work beyond the boundaries, covering that wasted space to the sides, and even the site page header and footer regions?
No clue where to even start? Tired of trying to find which part of the work is which from peeking at other works' work skin rules, or mucking about with trial and error?
🤣 Don't Panic. 😉
Here you'll find how to aim your work skin rules at any section of your work (or combination thereof) that you want — and yes, even how to expand those effects to outside of the work area ! (Even... comments )
I read, appreciate, and reply to all of your comments — they're always welcome! ❤️
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- Part 8 of How to
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Userscript and CSS, as you prefer, to return overflow and sticky effects client-side by 𝖀𝓷ᶦ𝕔ⓞðə E Ⓜ️🅾️j̵͍̟̝̝̖̮̓ͭͨ̂̐̚ℹ️ (Charles_Rockafellor) for feindcode (feind)
Fandoms: CSS abuse - Fandom
12 Jun 2026
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What can I say that isn't pretty self-evident from the title?On Mon 08 Jun 2026, AO3 updated some stuff that broke a lot of things in a lot of people's CSS-works (and at least one userscript). I fixed it. This fix is only client-side, so that you can re-enable some of the magic that some people have wrought and see it once more as a reader — it doesn't act from within a work skin to force a rollback to the actual server-side site-level underlying code itself, so it's not much good directly for authors (indirectly: your readers might use this to see your effects).
Have you seen some of my CSS demos, or a number of heavy hitters' works that the change broke?1 If so (before the “update”), then you know and remember; if not, then you're going to want to do so, and you'll want this CSS or JS with which to view them in all of their glory.
Random bookmarks
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Documentation/Examples for the CSS workskin and HTML code for a Wikipedia article inspired layout to use in your mixed media works.
Created with help from Nautilusopus and DarthTofu.
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How to Mimic 4chan Posts Without Just Taking Screenshots of 4chan by Anonymous
Fandoms: No Fandom
11 Feb 2020
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Have you ever dreamed of writing a fic where the characters primarily communicate through imageboard? This is the skin for you.
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A template for making a playable Murdle with an interactive grid and cards.
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AO3 Work Skin for In-Universe Investigative/Mission Report With Redaction by wafflelate
Fandoms: No Fandom
10 May 2020
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This work provides the CSS and HTML necessary to make a fanfiction look like an investigative report or mission report, suitable for a variety of fandoms and purposes.
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Dyslexia friendly Site Skin by ElectricAlice
Fandoms: Archive of Our Own, Fandom - Fandom
21 Feb 2022
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A clean dyslexia skin for Ao3.
I made this following the British Dyslexia Association Style Guide and then tweaked with requests and ideas dyslexic readers brought forth.
There's a guide inside on how to further tweak everything from font to size to color so that you can customize it for your needs.Dark mode available in chapter 3!
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- Part 5 of CSS code scripts for Ao3