[header] How to create characters for a story [title] Determine how your character looks. [step] One of the most direct ways you can build up your characters is to develop their physical tags or markers, such as how they look. Creating specific and distinct images of your characters can help the reader get a better sense of how they appear to themselves and to others. 
[substeps] For example, in the harry potter book series, the character hermione granger is described as having buck teeth and bushy hair. This indicates to the reader that perhaps she is not a well put together person or could come across as a nerd.