MediaWiki:Common.css
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/*
* Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You — MediaWiki Skin
* Ethel Cain, 2025
* Compatible with: Timeless, Vector, MonoBook
*
* Import fonts in your wiki's MediaWiki:Common.css or skin template:
* @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IM+Fell+English:ital@0;1&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400;1,600&family=Special+Elite&family=Courier+Prime:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&display=swap');
*
* "the year everything changed forever"
*/
/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
WILLOUGHBY TUCKER, I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
MediaWiki Skin — Ethel Cain, 2025
"the year everything changed forever"
Palette: amber headlights, sepia dust, bone white,
dried blood, fog-blue dusk, charcoal gospel
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
:root {
--amber: #C8843A;
--amber-pale: #E8C98A;
--amber-deep: #7A4A1A;
--amber-glow: #F5DBA0;
--sepia: #8B6344;
--sepia-dark: #3E2A18;
--sepia-pale: #D4B896;
--bone: #F2EDE0;
--bone-dark: #DDD5C0;
--dust: #C4B49A;
--parchment: #FAF5EC;
--fog: #B8C4CC;
--fog-deep: #6A7D87;
--dusk: #3A4A52;
--ink: #1A1410;
--dried-blood: #6B2A2A;
--dried-fade: #9B4A3A;
--gospel-dark: #2A1E12;
--vhs-flicker: rgba(200,132,58,0.06);
--font-title: 'IM Fell English', serif;
--font-heading: 'Playfair Display', serif;
--font-body: 'Courier Prime', monospace;
--font-ui: 'Special Elite', cursive;
--sidebar-w: 260px;
--border-grain: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.3);
--border-amber: 1px solid rgba(200,132,58,0.5);
}
/* ── Grain texture overlay ── */
html::before {
content: '';
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 9999;
opacity: 0.6;
}
/* ── VHS scanline ── */
html::after {
content: '';
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
transparent,
transparent 2px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.015) 2px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.015) 4px
);
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 9998;
}
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
body {
font-family: var(--font-body);
background-color: var(--gospel-dark);
color: var(--bone);
min-height: 100vh;
overflow-x: hidden;
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
AMBIENT BACKGROUND — dusk gradient + fog
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#mw-page-base {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
z-index: -2;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 30% 80%, rgba(122,74,26,0.35) 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 80% 20%, rgba(58,74,82,0.3) 0%, transparent 50%),
linear-gradient(175deg, #0D0B08 0%, #1A1410 40%, #2A1E12 100%);
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
LAYOUT
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#mw-wrapper {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: var(--sidebar-w) 1fr;
grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
min-height: 100vh;
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
HEADER — masthead
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#mw-head {
grid-column: 1 / -1;
position: relative;
padding: 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,132,58,0.25);
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,8,6,0.95) 0%, rgba(26,20,16,0.9) 100%);
}
/* Amber horizon glow behind header */
#mw-head::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
bottom: -1px;
left: 0; right: 0;
height: 2px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg,
transparent 0%,
var(--amber-deep) 20%,
var(--amber) 50%,
var(--amber-deep) 80%,
transparent 100%
);
animation: horizon-pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes horizon-pulse {
0%, 100% { opacity: 0.5; }
50% { opacity: 1; }
}
.mw-head-inner {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: 14px 28px;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
/* Wiki wordmark */
#p-logo {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 2px;
}
#p-logo .site-name {
font-family: var(--font-title);
font-size: 22px;
color: var(--amber-pale);
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
line-height: 1;
font-style: italic;
text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(200,132,58,0.4);
animation: amber-breathe 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes amber-breathe {
0%, 100% { text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(200,132,58,0.3); }
50% { text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(200,132,58,0.6), 0 0 80px rgba(200,132,58,0.2); }
}
#p-logo .site-tagline {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
color: var(--sepia);
letter-spacing: 0.25em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* ── Top navigation tabs ── */
#p-namespaces {
display: flex;
gap: 0;
}
#p-namespaces li {
list-style: none;
}
#p-namespaces a {
display: block;
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 12px;
color: var(--dust);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 6px 14px;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
}
#p-namespaces a:hover,
#p-namespaces li.selected a {
color: var(--amber-pale);
border-bottom-color: var(--amber);
}
/* ── Search bar ── */
#p-search {
position: relative;
}
#searchInput {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 13px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
border: var(--border-grain);
border-radius: 2px;
color: var(--bone);
padding: 7px 36px 7px 12px;
width: 220px;
outline: none;
transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
caret-color: var(--amber);
}
#searchInput::placeholder { color: var(--sepia); font-style: italic; }
#searchInput:focus {
border-color: rgba(200,132,58,0.6);
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(200,132,58,0.1), inset 0 0 20px rgba(200,132,58,0.05);
}
.search-btn {
position: absolute;
right: 8px; top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
background: none; border: none;
color: var(--amber);
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
opacity: 0.7;
transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.search-btn:hover { opacity: 1; }
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
SIDEBAR
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#mw-panel {
background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16,11,7,0.98) 0%, rgba(26,20,12,0.95) 100%);
border-right: var(--border-grain);
padding: 24px 0 40px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* Vertical amber strip */
#mw-panel::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 0; right: 0;
width: 1px;
height: 100%;
background: linear-gradient(180deg,
transparent 0%,
var(--amber-deep) 20%,
var(--amber) 50%,
var(--amber-deep) 80%,
transparent 100%
);
opacity: 0.4;
animation: sidebar-stripe 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes sidebar-stripe {
0%, 100% { opacity: 0.2; }
50% { opacity: 0.6; }
}
/* Sidebar section */
.portal {
margin: 0 0 24px;
padding: 0 20px;
}
.portal h3 {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.28em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber);
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding-bottom: 8px;
border-bottom: var(--border-amber);
position: relative;
}
/* Decorative cross on section headers */
.portal h3::before {
content: '✦';
margin-right: 6px;
font-size: 8px;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.portal ul { list-style: none; }
.portal li {
margin: 2px 0;
}
.portal a {
display: block;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 13px;
color: var(--sepia-pale);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px 8px;
border-radius: 1px;
transition: color 0.25s, background 0.25s, padding-left 0.25s;
border-left: 2px solid transparent;
position: relative;
}
.portal a::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
width: 0;
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.08);
transition: width 0.3s ease;
}
.portal a:hover {
color: var(--amber-pale);
padding-left: 14px;
border-left-color: var(--amber);
}
.portal a:hover::before { width: 100%; }
/* Track list in sidebar — special styling */
.portal.tracklist li {
counter-increment: track;
display: flex;
gap: 8px;
align-items: baseline;
}
.portal.tracklist li::before {
content: counter(track, decimal-leading-zero);
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
color: var(--amber-deep);
min-width: 20px;
flex-shrink: 0;
counter-reset: none;
}
.portal.tracklist { counter-reset: track; }
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
MAIN CONTENT AREA
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#content {
padding: 36px 48px 60px 40px;
position: relative;
}
/* ── Page title ── */
#firstHeading {
font-family: var(--font-title);
font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px);
font-weight: 400;
font-style: italic;
color: var(--amber-pale);
line-height: 1.15;
margin-bottom: 6px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(200,132,58,0.3);
animation: title-appear 1.2s ease both;
position: relative;
}
@keyframes title-appear {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
}
/* Decorative rule under title */
.mw-body-content > .page-header {
margin-bottom: 28px;
padding-bottom: 20px;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.3);
position: relative;
}
.mw-body-content > .page-header::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
bottom: -1px; left: 0;
width: 120px;
height: 1px;
background: var(--amber);
animation: underline-grow 1s 0.5s ease both;
}
@keyframes underline-grow {
from { width: 0; opacity: 0; }
to { width: 120px; opacity: 1; }
}
.page-subtitle {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 11px;
color: var(--sepia);
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
margin-top: 4px;
}
/* ── Body text ── */
.mw-body-content p {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 1.85;
color: var(--bone-dark);
margin-bottom: 1.2em;
animation: para-fade 0.6s ease both;
}
@keyframes para-fade {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
/* Stagger paragraphs */
.mw-body-content p:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.mw-body-content p:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.mw-body-content p:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
.mw-body-content p:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
/* ── Headings ── */
.mw-body-content h2 {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 22px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--amber-pale);
margin: 2.2em 0 0.7em;
padding-bottom: 8px;
border-bottom: var(--border-grain);
position: relative;
}
.mw-body-content h2::before {
content: '§';
color: var(--amber-deep);
margin-right: 8px;
font-style: italic;
}
.mw-body-content h3 {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 17px;
font-weight: 400;
font-style: italic;
color: var(--sepia-pale);
margin: 1.8em 0 0.5em;
}
.mw-body-content h4 {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber);
margin: 1.5em 0 0.4em;
}
/* ── Links ── */
.mw-body-content a {
color: var(--amber);
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,132,58,0.3);
transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, text-shadow 0.2s;
}
.mw-body-content a:hover {
color: var(--amber-pale);
border-bottom-color: var(--amber-pale);
text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(200,132,58,0.4);
}
/* ── Infobox / article sidebar ── */
.infobox {
float: right;
clear: right;
margin: 0 0 24px 28px;
width: 240px;
background: rgba(26,20,12,0.9);
border: var(--border-grain);
border-top: 2px solid var(--amber);
font-size: 13px;
animation: infobox-in 0.8s 0.3s ease both;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
@keyframes infobox-in {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(12px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}
/* Subtle amber corner accent */
.infobox::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 0; right: 0;
border-left: 16px solid transparent;
border-top: 16px solid var(--amber);
opacity: 0.5;
}
.infobox-title {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 14px;
font-style: italic;
text-align: center;
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.12);
color: var(--amber-pale);
padding: 10px 12px;
border-bottom: var(--border-grain);
}
.infobox table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
.infobox td {
padding: 6px 12px;
vertical-align: top;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.15);
}
.infobox td:first-child {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber-deep);
white-space: nowrap;
padding-right: 8px;
}
.infobox td:last-child {
color: var(--bone-dark);
font-size: 13px;
}
/* ── Hatnotes / notices ── */
.hatnote {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 13px;
font-style: italic;
color: var(--fog);
background: rgba(106,125,135,0.08);
border-left: 3px solid var(--fog-deep);
padding: 10px 16px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
}
/* ── Blockquote / pull quote ── */
.mw-body-content blockquote {
border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
padding: 12px 20px;
margin: 24px 0;
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.05);
position: relative;
}
.mw-body-content blockquote::before {
content: '\201C';
font-family: var(--font-title);
font-size: 48px;
color: var(--amber-deep);
position: absolute;
top: -8px; left: 12px;
line-height: 1;
opacity: 0.6;
}
.mw-body-content blockquote p {
font-style: italic;
color: var(--sepia-pale);
padding-left: 20px;
}
/* ── Tables ── */
.wikitable {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
margin: 20px 0;
font-size: 13px;
background: rgba(26,20,12,0.6);
border: var(--border-grain);
animation: table-in 0.6s ease both;
}
@keyframes table-in {
from { opacity: 0; }
to { opacity: 1; }
}
.wikitable th {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
text-transform: uppercase;
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.12);
color: var(--amber);
padding: 10px 14px;
border: var(--border-grain);
text-align: left;
}
.wikitable td {
color: var(--bone-dark);
padding: 8px 14px;
border: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.2);
line-height: 1.6;
}
.wikitable tr:hover td {
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.05);
}
/* Track numbers in table */
.wikitable td.track-num {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 11px;
color: var(--amber-deep);
text-align: center;
width: 40px;
}
/* ── Categories ── */
#catlinks {
margin-top: 40px;
padding-top: 16px;
border-top: var(--border-grain);
font-size: 12px;
}
#catlinks h2 {
display: inline;
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber-deep);
border-bottom: none;
margin: 0 8px 0 0;
font-weight: normal;
}
#catlinks h2::before { display: none; }
#catlinks a {
color: var(--sepia);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.2);
margin: 0 4px;
font-size: 12px;
}
#catlinks a:hover { color: var(--amber-pale); }
/* ── Edit toolbar / page actions ── */
#p-views {
display: flex;
gap: 0;
align-items: center;
}
#p-views li { list-style: none; }
#p-views a {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--sepia);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 8px 12px;
display: block;
transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
border-left: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.15);
}
#p-views a:hover {
color: var(--amber-pale);
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.08);
}
#p-views li.selected a {
color: var(--amber);
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
FOOTER
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
#footer {
grid-column: 1 / -1;
padding: 20px 28px;
border-top: var(--border-grain);
background: rgba(10,8,6,0.95);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 12px;
}
.footer-links {
display: flex;
gap: 0;
list-style: none;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer-links a {
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--sepia-dark);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 0 10px;
border-right: 1px solid rgba(139,99,68,0.2);
transition: color 0.2s;
}
.footer-links li:last-child a { border-right: none; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.footer-copy {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 11px;
font-style: italic;
color: var(--sepia-dark);
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
TIMELESS SKIN COMPATIBILITY OVERRIDES
(Timeless uses these selectors)
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mw-header { display: contents; }
.mw-body { display: contents; }
.content-container { display: contents; }
.sidebar-chunk { margin-bottom: 20px; }
/* Timeless search form */
#searchform { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0; }
#searchform button[type="submit"] {
background: rgba(200,132,58,0.15);
border: var(--border-grain);
border-left: none;
color: var(--amber);
padding: 7px 10px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 13px;
transition: background 0.2s;
}
#searchform button[type="submit"]:hover { background: rgba(200,132,58,0.25); }
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
JS-POWERED EFFECTS
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
/* Cursor trail dot */
.cursor-dot {
position: fixed;
width: 6px; height: 6px;
background: var(--amber);
border-radius: 50%;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 10000;
opacity: 0;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
transition: opacity 0.3s;
box-shadow: 0 0 12px 3px rgba(200,132,58,0.4);
}
/* Static for demo below */
.cursor-ring {
position: fixed;
width: 28px; height: 28px;
border: 1px solid rgba(200,132,58,0.4);
border-radius: 50%;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 10000;
opacity: 0;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
transition: opacity 0.5s, width 0.2s, height 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
/* Dust particle canvas */
#dust-canvas {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
z-index: 1;
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0.35;
}
/* Page load vignette */
.vignette {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
z-index: 9997;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 50%, rgba(10,8,6,0.7) 100%);
pointer-events: none;
}
/* Flicker animation for the whole page on load */
@keyframes vhs-flicker {
0% { opacity: 0; }
5% { opacity: 0.9; }
6% { opacity: 0.3; }
8% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 1; }
}
#mw-wrapper { animation: vhs-flicker 1.4s ease both; }
/* Link hover glow pulse */
@keyframes link-glow {
0% { text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(200,132,58,0.3); }
50% { text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(200,132,58,0.6), 0 0 40px rgba(200,132,58,0.2); }
100% { text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(200,132,58,0.3); }
}
.mw-body-content a:hover { animation: link-glow 1.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
/* ── Scroll-reveal ── */
.scroll-reveal {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(16px);
transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
}
.scroll-reveal.revealed {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
/* ── Static noise flicker on hover for headings ── */
.mw-body-content h2:hover {
animation: text-static 0.15s steps(2) 3;
}
@keyframes text-static {
0% { letter-spacing: 0.01em; opacity: 0.8; }
50% { letter-spacing: 0.04em; opacity: 1; }
100% { letter-spacing: 0.01em; opacity: 0.8; }
}
/* ── Typewriter cursor on search ── */
#searchInput:focus::placeholder {
animation: type-cursor 0.8s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes type-cursor {
0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
50% { opacity: 0; }
}
/* ── Ripple on sidebar link click ── */
.portal a {
overflow: hidden;
}
/* ── Loading bar (amber progress) ── */
#loading-bar {
position: fixed;
top: 0; left: 0;
height: 2px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber-deep), var(--amber), var(--amber-pale));
z-index: 99999;
width: 0%;
transition: width 0.4s ease;
box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(200,132,58,0.6);
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
DEMO PAGE CHROME
(for preview only — not part of actual skin)
───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.demo-label {
position: fixed;
bottom: 20px; right: 20px;
font-family: var(--font-ui);
font-size: 9px;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber-deep);
z-index: 9990;
opacity: 0.6;
}
