Detailed and pleasant to view.

I usually incorporate a variety of headings and formatting, including indents, light grey coloured text and bullet points. It allows the reader and GM to see what it is I am trying to convey, as well as the details that they want to check over. The white that is commonly used sometimes feels a bit bright against the background (Personal Opinion).

As for the information I tend to give a fair amount and enjoy making a longer character sheet, but I'm not like some people that go to the n'th degree with details. I will tend to gloss over what I'm describing and let some of the details fill themselves out in either IC or people's imagination.

[quote=@Mateotis]
Overall, in my opinion, you can never go wrong with the basics:

[b]Name:
Age:
Gender (if questionable) and/or species (if fantasy/sci-fi):
Personality:
Background/backstory:[/b]
[/quote]

As a starting point, these... but Personality is something I find doesn't get perfected til a couple post in when you get the feel of the character.