(i will be explaining everything like ur a toddler LOL)
here's a tut on how to make a basic simple profile if you do not know html/css (code):in this tutorial, my goal is to easily describe how to add; a background, a banner, an animated profile picture, photos and gifs, borders/glowing borders, floating images, a loading screen/photo, tabs, music/playlists, embeds, fun colors, fonts, and more to your profile!!
IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE PHOTOS IN THE TUTORIAL, READ THIS BLOG POST FROM THIS HTML VIEWER: (LINK)
CHAPTERS:
- chapter 1 - the basics (colors, body, background, banner, and footer).
- step 2: banner
- step 3: footer
- step 4: colors
+ section a: RBG color code
+ section b: color code in wording
- chapter 2 - the fun bit (decor, animations, photos and gifs, borders, loading screens, music/playlists, embeds, etc).
- step 5: animated profile picture
- step 6: loading screen
- step 7: boarders/frames
- step 8: embeds
- step 9: falling objects
- step 10: custom cursor
- step 11: custom contact table icons
{here are some tools to help you find what you want, and get started with your easy coding:
color picker
profile code preview thing
fonts
coding help
image hosting service
}
ur gonna wanna start w a style tag to open ur HTML, but if u just wanna copy and paste what i have here, feel free.
so we will be starting with photos we want to add first.
CHAPTER 1
step 1: background image
the reason we want to do this is that we need a link to upload the image as a background
alright, here is how to upload your photo. go to https://imgur.com/ and click the button at the top of the page that says; "new post" with a plus sign next to it. it should look like this:


next, we want to add our photo to our code, assuming you are using the example code i provided above, you will paste (ctrl v) the background image link from imgur into the parentheses.
example: (it should look something like this)
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the link that i used above (https://i.imgur.com/0R68TCf.png) is simply an example link. and you should not copy and paste and use it unless you want the photo i used.
CHAPTER 1
step 2: banner
next, we are going to find a banner image. again, assuming you are following the example code above, we are going to be inserting another imgur image.
(REFOLLOW THE IMGUR TUTORIAL ABOVE FOR THE BANNER)
next, we will be adding in the photo for the banner. just like we added the link for the background image, do the same for the banner.
like so:
CHAPTER 1
step 3: footer
after the banner, comes the footer.
the footer is a photo at the bottom of your page. the footer contains information on the spacehey website.
it looks like this:
AGAIN. we will be following the imgur image uploading steps.
(REFOLLOW THE IMGUR TUTORIAL ABOVE FOR THE FOOTER)
yet again, we will be adding the link into the parentheses in the code.
like so:
footer {
border-radius: 15px; background-image: url(https://i.imgur.com/0R68TCf.png);
color: white;
}
YAY!! you did it! your page should have all your photos now!
your page should look something like this:
CHAPTER 1
step 4: colors
this step will be divided into sections.
- section a (RGB color code)
- section b (color code in wording)
section a: RBG color code
first, we are going to go to the online color picker, and find our rgb colors.
then, we are going to add those three numbers to our code:
in every place in your code that says rgb(insert rgb); add your selected rgb code numbers for each line of code.
for example: (RGB numbers are color-coded to colors they represent)
.profile {
background-color: rgb(128, 62, 124);
}
/* change all headings on page to different colors. */
.profile .blurbs .heading,
.profile .friends .heading{
background-color: rgb(245, 193, 233);
color: black;
}
section b: color code in wording
now, you might be wondering. "color coding in wording? what does that mean?" well. i'll show you.
you might see in your code, that in some of your lines instead of using RGB colors, it just blankly states the colors.
for example, in the root at the end of your code:
:root {
--logo-blue:black;
--darker-blue: purple;
--lighter-blue: black;
--even-lighter-blue: ;
--lightest-blue: ;
--dark-orange: black;
--light-orange: black;
--even-lighter-orange: black;
--green: pink;
}
you can simply change them, and experiment with it however you'd like.
YAY!! great job! you have put together a basic profile.
now that we have the basics down, let's get to the fun stuff, like decorations!
CHAPTER 2
step 5: animated profile picture
next, we will be adding an animated picture/gif as your profile picture!! fun, right?
for context, your animated pfp will only show up on your profile, but in places like the comments section on forum posts/other places etc, you will have the pfp you set in settings! it's like two pfps, fun right?
first, you are going to want to copy this code;
<style>
.profile-pic > img { display:none; }
.profile-pic:after { background-image: URL(" (link for gif here) "); display: inline-block; content:"" }
.blog-entry .profile-pic:after, .bulletin .profile-pic:after { background-size: cover; width: 110px; height: 110px; } /* blogs, bulletins */
.general-about .profile-pic:after { background-size: cover; width: 160px; height: 160px; } /* profile */
</style>
and paste it into your code. you are gonna want to put it right above your first style tag! (<style>, this one):
(it's at the top of your code, AND PLS DON'T MIND MY BAD HANDWRITING!!)
(REFOLLOW THE IMGUR TUTORIAL ABOVE FOR THE GIF PFP)
next, find your gif. and put it in the "(link for gif here)" i set in the example code!
here is what your code should look like so far:
<style>
.profile-pic > img { display:none; }
.profile-pic:after { background-image: URL("https://media.tenor.com/K_75XqYil5MAAAAM/cat-kitten.gif"); display: inline-block; content:"" }
.blog-entry .profile-pic:after, .bulletin .profile-pic:after { background-size: cover; width: 110px; height: 110px; } /* blogs, bulletins */
.general-about .profile-pic:after { background-size: cover; width: 160px; height: 160px; } /* profile */
</style>
and here is the result!;
YAYAYAYYYYY!!! YOU DID IT! great job! i am so proud of you. you're doing so well!
CHAPTER 2
step 6: loading screen
(requested by 𝙿𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜)
hi princess! thank you so much for commenting! loading screens are very difficult, so I'm glad to help out! let me know how this works for you, i wish you nothing but the best of luck! you got this! xx
next step, is a loading screen!!
first, here is our example code, feel free to copy and paste it into your code!;
body:before { content: " "; height: 100vh; width: 100vw; display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 100; background-image: url(' (insert gif link here) '); background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center; animation: yourAnimation 3s ease 0s 1 normal forwards; pointer-events: none; } @keyframes yourAnimation { 0.0% { opacity: 1; } 75% { opacity: 1; } 100% { opacity: 0; } } nav, footer { margin: 1em; position: relative; box-shadow: 5px 8px 10px #0006; }
this is going to go right above your footer!!
here is a photo of where in your code so far, it should be!;
(again, so sorry for my bad handwriting!!)
now, find your gif! and input it! (REFOLLOW THE IMGUR TUTORIAL ABOVE FOR THE LOADING SCREEN)
here is what the finished product should look like!: (example):
CHAPTER 2
step 7: boarders/frames
(requested by _xXMeganMutilationXx_)
hi megan (and everyone else xx)!! thank u sm for commenting, i really appreciate the feedback! i just want to make html/css easy for everyone, and when people let me know that I'm doing well, it really makes me day :)
thank you!
NOW! onto the chapter.first! we find the part of our profile that we want our border/frame to be on!
for example, our friend megan wanted to learn to put frames around the profile pictures in the friend zone!
here, is how you would go about doing this!!
here is our example code! feel free to copy and paste it into your code!;
<style>
.profile .friends .person img:not(.icon){
border: 10px solid black !important;
}
</style>
now, we will be putting this bit of code, directly under our closing style tag.
if that doesn't make sense, here is a visual!;
now! here is the IMPORTANT part!
we will be editing the size, color, and style of our frame/borders!
as you can see in the image above, there is a line that says;
border: 10px solid black !important;
this line is the only line we will be editing.
size:
now, I'm sure you can see the part where it says; "10px", "px" stands for pixels, which means that the number 10 right there, is the size. so, test around with that number, and change it up, but i'd say keep your number in between 2-10.
color:
next, we will be editing the color of our border/frame!!
see the part where it says "black"? feel free to switch that up!
(i think I'm going to turn mine pink, to match my pink and purple profile!)
style:
now, there are many styles of borders/frames when it comes to borders/frames that wrap around an img in css/html.
here are some examples!;

(for mine i think i'll do a dashed border!!)
NOW!! to edit the style, do you see the part fo your code that says "solid"? in our example code it came right before the word "black"! (just a reminder)
now, here is what my code looks like after i customized it!:
<style>
.profile .friends .person img:not(.icon){
border: 6px dashed pink !important;
}
</style>
and here is what it looks like on my profile! (yours should also look something similar):
YAYAYAYYYY!! WE DID IT! i'm so proud of you guys! specially you megan! great job :)
CHAPTER 2
step 8: embeds
hi everyone!! i have been a bit busy with schoolwork, but i thought i at least owe you guys one update :)
so here is how to add embeds to your page!
alright, lets get started! an embed is an intergration; (which means to form something) of a link, image, video, gif, etc!! an example of an embed would be, say; a playlist on your profile. with a playlist on your profile, you can set autoplaying music, and show people what music you like! another example would be maybe embedding something from twitter, like a tweet. an embed, would display said tweet on your profile!
and luckily; most websites supply us with these embeds, (mostly because if you display it on your profile it's there for people to see, attracting others to their website)!
first, let's find your source.
google your sources name, and "embed". there you will find where the embed link/text is.
for example, say you wanted to embed a youtube video; you would google "how to find youtube embed".
then, you would get your emebed, and put it in your code.
for example; here is my embed;
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iecL-ZXYuuM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
i would then put this code, at the top of my code, above my first style tag. ( <style> )
here is an example of what my youtube embed will look like!;
you can out embeds all over your page! explore with them, and see what you can do!
CHAPTER 2
step 9: falling objects
hi everyone!! i'm not taking requests for awhile, because of school work :(
but every-so often; i will update!! if you need any coding help, i will set up a blog post for questions on how to set up/ fix problems on your profile!!
alright!! here is how to add floating objects to your profile!
click this!!; generator
it should take your to a generator website!! here you can make your code easily, then; add it to the very top of your code!! YAYYhere is an example of what falling objects on a profile may look like:
CHAPTER 2
step 10: custom cursor
hey friends!! it's been awhile. lately i've been sort of struggling with my mental health and have been attending therapy so i've been a bit budy, but i haven't forgotten about you all!! time to time i find myself reading your comments as a little pick me up hehe
well, let's get into this chapter!
there is going to be an EASY way, and a HARD way.
first, here is the difficult way.
OPTION ONE
HARD WAY
alright, first; let's find your cursor!! here is a website that i recommend for finding cursors!!
(CURSORS-4U) (or use the ones i provide)
there are many great options to pick, and there are so many cute designs!! personally, i like the hello kitty ones :)
here is some example code (feel free to use):
/* START HTTP://WWW.CURSORS-4U.COM */ * {CURSOR: URL( insert your .cur url here ), AUTO !IMPORTANT;} /* END HTTP://WWW.CURSORS-4U.COM */
where it says "INSERT YOUR. CUR URL HERE" you are going to want to find your .cur url for your cursor, and insert it. you can find this url by scrolling to the bottom of your page with your cursor and finding a small text box that might say; "INSERT THIS CURSOR ON YOUR WEBSITE", where if you look around for iy, you will find the url.
you are then going to enter your code at the bottom of your code in your about me section (inside your style tag).
and BAM!! that's the difficult way!!
OPTION TWO
EASY WAY
alright, first; let's find your cursor!! to make this easy, i'm going to teach your a beginners way to add a custom cursor.
you are going to want to right click on the img of your cursor, and copy the img address, then paste it into where it says; "INSERT CURSOR URL".
here is some example code!! (feel free to use):
<style>* {cursor: url(INSERT CURSOR URL), url(INSERT CURSOR URL), auto !important;}</style>
now, as you can tell, this code that is provided already has style tags.
( example of style tags: [ <style> / </style> ] )
so, that means that we should put our cursor code below our closing style tag ( </style> ), at the bottom of the rest of our code.
and bam!! you should have the cursor of your choice!!
GREAT JOB!!!! :D
CHAPTER 2
step 11: custom contact table icons
(requested by xxjaydem0nxx)
hi everyone!! i am taking requests again! except not custom requests on how to fix certain problems on peoples profiles for awhile. it's difficult to go through everyone's source code, and find the exact problem. so i'd like to focus on the creative bit of css/coding for awhile.
now! let's get into this chapter! first,
here is some example code!! feel free to use it; link
the stars are just for example, you can use them , or you can change them to anything you would like!!
you can change them to images by setting the content to url ('yourimageurl') in the quotes!!
and to change the size of your img icons, you are going to want to add these two atributes to your code:
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
and for example, your code should look like this now:
child(1) a:before {
/* Add to Friends */
content: "☆"
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
}
you are going to want to add this to each and every changed icon.
now, you're probably wondering. "wait, where do i put all this code in the first place?" don't worry. i got you.
you can easily put this code inside style tags, ( example of style tags: [ <style> / </style> ] ) either at the bottom (or top) of your profile!! i don't know if i have said this before; but we use style tags so browsers recognize that what you're trying to do is adjust the style, and not anything else.
i hope this worked for you!! enjoy your new icons!
CHAPTER 2
step 12: putting images in side bar/linking images
(requested by Marsh_the_interdimensional)
hi everyone!! today, i am going to teach you all how to add images in the sections beside your about me area, and how to add links to those images!
for example, if you were adding a link to an image; when someone clicks on the photo on your profile, it would redirect you to another site, just like clicking on a link would!!
PART ONE
IMGS IN SIDEBAR
to put images in the sidebar, it's actually much easier than you think!!
you just put your html code/css in the area that you would normally put in the about me section!
for example; when you click "edit profile" when you coding on spacehey, there are going to be other textboxes below the "about me" textbox as well!! such as, who i'd like to meet, general, music, etc. just put your code right in there!!
if you wanted to add a photo, you would have to open an img tag, like so;
start with <img src="
img, means image and src is short for source.
after <img src=” you fill in the URL of an image.
for example:
<img src="https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/041/742/cover3.jpg"/>
and at the end of the example, you may see that "/>
well, that's easy to explain.
the " is to close the first quotation
and the /> is to close the tag, which we have seen a lot before!! it's in about almost every tag!
like the style tag!! ( example of style tags: [ <style> / </style> ] )
and BAM!! you have a photo now!!
but you may be wondering, "how do you add a link to that?", well i'm here to explain!!
PART TWO
LINKS IN IMAGES
alright!!
this, (professionally) is called a hyperlink! a hyperlink is a clickable link and it means linking a word, a phrase, an icon, pdf files, a logo, and even an image file to another new web page.
but for now, we are just gonna use it to add links to images!!
first, you are going to set your anchor tag <a href=” before the image url;
and then, add your image url!!
then just like before, you are going to close it!! you are going to want to put </a> after. paste the link/url you want to be able to open when you click the image.
you may be wondering, "claww, what does 'a href' mean??" well i can explain!
the <a> element (or anchor element), with its href attribute, creates a hyperlink to web pages, locations in the same page, or anything else a URL can address. content within each <a> should indicate the link's destination. and the href attribute indicates the destination of the hyperlink!!
destination meaning where the image you click would take you!!
here is an example of html hyperlink code!!
<a href=”https://www.youtube.com“> <img src=” (insert img here) ” width=”100″ height=”132″> </a>
you don't have to add the width=”100″ height=”132″ bit, but that just controls the size of your img.
here is a codepen link, so you can play around with hyperlinks:
good luck!!
CHAPTER 3
step 13: extra resources (plus an important note)
hello everyone!!
it's been a minute for sure. i'm sorry for being offline for so long; but my life has been a complete mess lately. firstly, i moved completely out of nowhere, destroying my life and mental health, and a bunch of other shit that i do not want to ruin your guys' day with!
thank you all for being patient.
while i am continuing my break, here are some resources to help you. best of luck
- clwswd
RESOURCE LINKS AND DESC:
CSS ANIMATIONS LIBRARY
UPDATE!!
hi everyone!! i'm STILL having mental health problems, so i am so so sorry about the fact i haven't touched this in likeeee half a year D:
i genuinely love you all so much, i fuck w yall so hard and ik u all will make gr8 code while i'm gone!! PLEASE if you guys need any help i would love to help!! my instagram is @reverbewates and my discord is chloegotscared
feel free to add me and ask as many questions as you'd like!! IM HERE 4 ALL OF U!!
happy coding everyone!! <333
(and its so hard to go through all ur comments so if you added me and asked in dms it would be easier 😭)
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seaweed
UPDATE!!
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hi everyone!! i'm STILL having mental health problems, so i am so so sorry about the fact i haven't touched this in likeeee half a year D:
i genuinely love you all so much, i fuck w yall so hard and ik u all will make gr8 code while i'm gone!! PLEASE if you guys need any help i would love to help!! my instagram is @reverbewates and my discord is chloegotscared
feel free to add me and ask as many questions as you'd like!! IM HERE 4 ALL OF U!!
happy coding everyone!! <333
(and its so hard to go through all ur comments so if you added me and asked in dms it would be easier
Lumi!
for some reason everytime I try to add an image it never works, even if I use another link, and if it does work its weirdly stacked... does anyone know how to fix this??
that's bc you gotta stretch the image! i'm no programmer or code expert, but i did this on mine with help of lots of tutorials
}
body {
background: url(INSERT URL HERE) no-repeat center center
fixed;
-webkit-background-size: cover;
-moz-background-size: cover;
-o-background-size: cover;
background-size: 1540px;
webkit, moz and o are all to make sure the image will work on different browsers, but i think you can delete that if you want- other than that, the background-size is where you define the size of the image, you can put however much pixels you want, i did 1540 with mine but you do you
also, don't use imgur bc the images from there are simply not appearing for a lot of users. i'm currently using pinterest (same thing as imgur, create a pin a get the url from it) but there's other sites
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charlott3wsz
TYSM !!! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ
GhouliaGory
Hey!
I was wondering if you could make one of theses for SpaceHey Groups?
For some reason, none of the code that works on SpaceHey profiles seems to work in groups for me.
Thank you so much for making this! I really appreciate it!
Molly
OMGG LIKE THANK U SMMMMM UR LEGIT AMAZINGGGGGG
౨ৎ. ࣪ ꒰ Siobhan ꒱ ࣪ .★
THANK YOUUUU OMGGG OUR SAVIOUR!!
౨ৎ. ࣪ ꒰ Siobhan ꒱ ࣪ .★
THANK YOUUUU OMGGG OUR SAVIOUR!!
Zear
Thanks a lot :)
CHOSEN ! (ノ`Д)ノ
the spacehey saviour ever !!!!!!!!
Javi
thank u sm this helped a lot ^^;
𝐉𝐨𝐣𝐨
idk why but when I try adding a pic to the footer it says the link can't be opened
hex
"How do i read this, theres no pictures!"
check the link at the top that says to click it if you cant see the pictures
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https://goonlinetools.com/html-viewer/#e34jp9i8y950vymkqr42gq
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Peiji
THIS IS SOO AMAZING!! seaweed keep going! when I say keep going, I don't mean with this but with life bc I can tell your such an amazing person! Also, your work realllyy helped me - I had everything done but it was so hard to organize! this is so cool oml :0
we luv you!!
UR SO SWEET THANK U SMMMMm (≧∇≦)ノ
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⋆˚。⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒉𝒐~ ˚୨✧୧⋆。˚⋆
Heyooo !!! Super new to this SpaceHey thing, I haven't got to reading this but i and DEFINETELY a few others RLLY appreciate the time uve put into this sucker!
I'm definetely gonna bookmark this to study, istg u could publish a book with all this info o(≧口≦)o
adammurray88
i did it but my picutes arent showing up :(
i think its smth with imgur ive had issues with it so i would recommend using ImgBB! its worked for me!
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143x
ok so i did all this (copy n pasted the code n rgb stuff and the imgur photos) and everything works other than the photos, any help ?
the problem is probably with the photos itself, try finding them on another website!! i saw another pserson reccomending imgBB (i think it was called that, otherwise has pinterest worked for me :)
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zoph ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱
hii ! im new to this but I was just wondering if anyone knew how to hide the links you use to create your layout? Like the links tell me to place it in my about me page but all the links I use is visible and I don't really like the look of it.. Am i supposed to place it elsewhere ? pls let me know (^w^)_/
hii!! it says to put it in your about me but youre actually supposed to put it in the layout section!! :3 that way you can't see the code and it actually works lolol ^_^
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nina †
sorry im a noob, what does "root" mean ?
Juna
thank you so much for this, you're a lifesaver 🙏
take care and wishing you the best, sending much love and hope you feel better soon🫶🫶
R3s3t
can someone help me figure out how to get photos in the middel part?
main:before {
width: 100%;
height:100px;
display: block;
content: "";
background-image: url('IMAGEURL');
background-position: center center;
background-size: cover;
}
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main:before {
width: 100%;
height:100px;
display: block;
content: "";
background-image: url('IMAGEURL');
background-position: center center;
background-size: cover;
}
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main:before {
width: 100%;
height:100px;
display: block;
content: "";
background-image: url('IMAGEURL');
background-position: center center;
background-size: cover;
}
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