**Message styles** define how to display instant messages in a client UI using

HTML, CSS, and Javascript. They are used by Adium, which first created them,

Kopete, and Banter. Additionally, a plugin for Pidgin is in development.

Discussion about message styles occurs on the

[messagestyles@imfreedom.org](http://imfreedom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/messagestyles)

mailing list.

* ["Creating Message Styles"](http://trac.adium.im/wiki/CreatingMessageStyles)

A page from the Adium wiki about how to create new message styles. This is a

very useful resource for implementing them.

* ["A (sort of) Quick Introduction to making your own .AdiumMessageStyle"](http://naib.dnsalias.org:8000/~markfickett/adium/tutorial/AdiumMessageStylemirrored.html)