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FaviFake: given the proposal made at the community portal, i'm merging Blondie and Miss Lenhart, just like Cutie and Megan

2026-05-09T15:49:42Z

given the proposal made at the community portal, i'm merging Blondie and Miss Lenhart, just like Cutie and Megan

Chronotix: /* 2026-04-07 - Reading Modes */

2026-04-23T20:13:11Z

‎2026-04-07 - Reading Modes

DollarStoreBa'al: various optimizations and sentence restructuring

2026-04-16T13:25:47Z

various optimizations and sentence restructuring

80.135.29.42: add archived links with the error

2026-04-16T12:07:49Z

add archived links with the error

217.92.168.226: /* 2026-04-07 - Reading Modes */

2026-04-16T11:59:52Z

‎2026-04-07 - Reading Modes

SectorCorruptor: /* 2026-04-16 - Back to standard text */

2026-04-16T11:15:04Z

‎2026-04-16 - Back to standard text

SectorCorruptor: /* Global header text */

2026-04-16T04:38:25Z

‎Global header text

Kynde: /* 2957: A Crossword Puzzle */

2026-04-12T10:05:41Z

‎2957: A Crossword Puzzle

Kynde: /* 2957: A Crossword Puzzle */

2026-04-12T09:57:57Z

‎2957: A Crossword Puzzle

Kynde: /* 2957: A Crossword Puzzle */ updated

2026-04-12T09:55:06Z

‎2957: A Crossword Puzzle: updated

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 * Randall continues to promote his new book, [[How To]], and his book tour.
 ** The image now shows 15 people standing side by side each holding a book up in front of them with unreadable titles.
-** From left: [[Megan]], [[Cueball]], a man with blonde hair, [[Jill]], [[Blondie]], [[Hairy]], another Hairy, [[White Hat]], a kid with curly hair, [[Hairbun]], another Cueball, another Megan, a guy with a knit cap, [[Ponytail]], and [[Beret Guy]].
+** From left: [[Megan]], [[Cueball]], a man with blonde hair, [[Jill]], [[Miss Lenhart]], [[Hairy]], another Hairy, [[White Hat]], a kid with curly hair, [[Hairbun]], another Cueball, another Megan, a guy with a knit cap, [[Ponytail]], and [[Beret Guy]].
 ** Above them is a text message.
 * The text:

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 **Brought to you by our excellent design team: [https://github.com/ayust Amber], [https://github.com/benley Benjamin Staffin], and [https://github.com/cotrone Kevin]
 *For some time after the release of the April Fools' comic, both the header and feature were present on every page
-**As of 2026-04-16 the feature is only available on [[3227: Creation]], and the header is -presumably mistakenly- shown on [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120248/https://xkcd.com/3228/ 3228: Day Counter], instead of [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120115/https://xkcd.com/3227/ 3227: Creation]
+**As of 2026-04-16 the feature is only available on [[3227: Creation]], and the header is - presumably mistakenly - shown on [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120248/https://xkcd.com/3228/ 3228: Day Counter], instead of [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120115/https://xkcd.com/3227/ 3227: Creation].
 ===2026-01-07 - Back to standard text===

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 <noinclude>{{xkcd.com}}[[File:xkcd_header.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Design of xkcd.com#Header section|Header section]] is one of the [[Design of xkcd.com|four main sections]] of the [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] website.]]The '''header text''' is usually updated when [[Randall]] has news to share or wants to add information about a specific comic. The default header text states:
-</noinclude><div style="font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; width: 760px; line-height: 150%;" class="plainlinks">
+{{Header text|xkcd updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.}}<noinclude>
-Usually, changes to the header text show up in all comics. However, for certain comics, its header text is changed permanently, which means that comic's page won't be affected by changes to the global header text like the rest of the comics. You can see the list of these [[#Comic-specific header text|Comic-specific header texts]] below.
+Usually, changes to the header text show up in all comics. However, for certain comics, its header text is changed permanently, which means that comic's page won't be affected by changes to the global header text like the rest of the comics. These are known as [[Category:Comics with custom header texts|comic-specific header texts]], and you can see the list of these headers [[#Comic-specific header text|here]].
 Usually, the global header text is changed back to the default once the novelty of the news ends. Recently, the default header text has not been used for extended periods of time. The most recent header text change can be found at the top of the [[#Global header text|Global header text section]].

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 **Brought to you by our excellent design team: [https://github.com/ayust Amber], [https://github.com/benley Benjamin Staffin], and [https://github.com/cotrone Kevin]
 *For some time after the release of the April Fools' comic, both the header and feature were present on every page
-**As of 2026-04-16 the feature is only available on [[3227: Creation]], and the header is -presumably mistakenly- shown on [[3228: Day Counter]]
+**As of 2026-04-16 the feature is only available on [[3227: Creation]], and the header is -presumably mistakenly- shown on [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120248/https://xkcd.com/3228/ 3228: Day Counter], instead of [https://web.archive.org/web/20260416120115/https://xkcd.com/3227/ 3227: Creation]
 ===2026-01-07 - Back to standard text===

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 ** We're pleased to announce a major update to xkcd, with new reading modes to enhance user experience. Select a mode via the menu below the comic.
 **Brought to you by our excellent design team: [https://github.com/ayust Amber], [https://github.com/benley Benjamin Staffin], and [https://github.com/cotrone Kevin]
-*At first it would seem that this would be a text, only belonging to the new comic, but since the feature is active on all comics, it was not only on the front page, but on all other comics as well. And it stayed there after the next comic was released.
+*For some time after the release of the April Fools' comic, both the header and feature were present on every page
-**So this is not a comic specific header text.
+**As of 2026-04-16 the feature is only available on [[3227: Creation]], and the header is -presumably mistakenly- shown on [[3228: Day Counter]]
 ===2026-01-07 - Back to standard text===

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 * The text:
 ** xkcd updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
-* With this, the reading-modes update was removed.
+* With this, the reading-modes update was removed from all comics, except the one introducing it: [[3227: Creation]]
 ===2026-04-07 - Reading Modes===

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 ==Global header text==
 When editing the section, list the changes chronologically with the date of the web archive link and hyperlink each date. Include an internal link to the newest comic at the time of each change and describe the modifications with relevant information. Position the last comic displaying the header text below the other data and place the most recent change at the top.
 ===2026-04-07 - Reading Modes===

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 ===[[2957: A Crossword Puzzle]]===
 *This comic's header mentions that it has been inspired by an old comic (by accident, i.e. originally Randall was not aware of his inspiration).
-**It was on the front page from from Thursday [https://web.archive.org/web/20240711100451/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-11] until the next comic to come out Friday, so it was still there on [https://web.archive.org/web/20240712141422/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-12].
+**The comic was released on Wednesday 2024-07-10, but the special header text was first added to the comic and thus on the front page from Thursday [https://web.archive.org/web/20240711100451/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-11]. It stayed there until the next comic came out, so it was still there on Friday morning on [https://web.archive.org/web/20240712141422/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-12].
-***Once [[2958: Hatchery]] came out on Friday, the front page header text changed back to the currently active on [https://web.archive.org/web/20240713181808/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-13].
+***Once [[2958: Hatchery]] came out later that Friday, the front page header text changed back to that which was currently active on [https://web.archive.org/web/20240712224230/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-12].
-*The extra new text:
+*The extra new text was added below the currently active hader, and the addition was:
 **Today's comic accidentally inspired by [https://www.buttersafe.com/2011/02/17/crosswords/ this Buttersafe comic] from 2011!
 *It makes it clear that Randall did not wish to take credit for this old idea.

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 **Because the addition of this header text was not posted together with the comic, when it was released on Wednesday 2024-07-10 and it was still not there in the early morning of Thursday [https://web.archive.org/web/20240711000851/https://xkcd.com/ 2024-07-11].
 **That he is a fan of Buttersafe is made clear at the bottom of the xkcd page where it is on Randall's list of the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Comics_I_enjoy|Comics I enjoy]].
-*As a special situation this special header did not replace the current header text, but was added below the active header text at the time [[#Header_text#2024-05-15_-_Special_10th_anniversary_edition_of_WHAT_IF.3F_-_preorder|Special 10th anniversary edition of WHAT IF? - preorder]].
+*As a special situation this special header did not replace the current header text, but was added below the active header text at the time [[#2024-05-15_-_Special_10th_anniversary_edition_of_WHAT_IF.3F_-_preorder|Special 10th anniversary edition of WHAT IF? - preorder]].
 **This has not been the normal way to add comic-specific header text, even though it was something added later due to Randall realizing he had borrowed inspiration from another person.
 **A similar situation happened with the comic [[1723: Meteorite Identification]], which got a similar change to the header text, as can be seen [[Header_text#1723:_Meteorite_Identification|here]]. But that did not incorporate this text into the current header text.