Editing Help:Signatures (section)

== Customization ==
Registered users can modify their signature in [[Special:Preferences]]. The text entered into the "new signature" field changes what appears before the timestamp (by default, this is the username with a link to the userpage). 

'''To fulfill their purpose, signatures should be readable, non-disruptive, and easily identifiable.'''

To include [[Wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]] or [[Wikipedia:HTML element|HTML markup]],  the ''Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)'' checkbox must be enabled. Some markup that works in normal pages may not work in signatures.

Images can also be used, but their height should not exceed 19px, or else the line height between comments is disturbed. The image should link to the userpage or user talk page.  See the examples below for the syntax.

=== Examples ===
{| class="wikitable"
! width=637px | Code
! width=325px | Resulting display with <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
|-
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|'''Example''']] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small></nowiki></code> 
| [[User:Example|'''Example''']] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small> {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}}  {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, (UTC)
|-
| <code><nowiki>[[File:User Example signature.png|link=User:Example]] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small></nowiki></code> 
| [[File:User Example signature.png|link=User:Example]] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small> {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}}  {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, (UTC)
|}

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