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Pengilly Oct 27

Users of AO3, or other sites that utilize its code, do you use any site skins/custom code? Select all that apply!

@fanfiction

#ao3 #fanfiction #SiteSkin #FandomPoll

I use a skin that alters the appearance or accessibility of the website (e.g., purple background)

45.5%

I use code that hides/marks certain things (e.g., fics with triggers, excess fandoms, etc)

18.2%

I use a script (non-site skin) that affects the site (such as from Greasyfork)

9.1%

I don't use these things because I don't have the time/tech knowledge to set up

27.3%

I don't use these things because...I didn't know you could?!

Poll ended at Nov 3 at 4:22am.

whim 𓆗 Sep 17, 2025

i saw some ppl sharing ao3 skins the other day, and i wanted to recommend one ive been using that i really like!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/55444360/chapters/140686915

i really like skins that emphasize the tags (and color categorizes them) and i really like that this one uses custom icons and collapses the stats

#ao3 #siteskin

Soph (they/them)Feb 22, 2024

#AO3 #SiteSkin

The results are here from the last week of hyperfocusing on teaching myself CSS through the medium of creating an AO3 site skin!

featuring the following:
- lightmode colour scheme in warm lower-contrast sepia tones
- with visual distinguishing between tags and tag types
- maximum widths on wide panels of text
- scroll bars on overly-long tag blocks or summary blocks
- a look that's useable both on mobile and computer
- and more!

feel free to use all or parts of this skin! or use my feral descent into coding to inspire you to make your own!

Here's the link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53991520

AO3 site skin: lightmode sepia tone - sophia_sol - Archive of Our Own [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works