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BB codes

  • [B], [I], [U], [S] - Bold, italics, underline, and strike-through

    Makes the wrapped text bold, italic, underlined, or struck-through.
    Example:
    This is [B]bold[/B] text.
    This is [I]italic[/I] text.
    This is [U]underlined[/U] text.
    This is [S]struck-through[/S] text.
    Output:
    This is bold text.
    This is italic text.
    This is underlined text.
    This is struck-through text.

  • [COLOR=color], [FONT=name], [SIZE=size] - Text Color, Font, and Size

    Changes the color, font, or size of the wrapped text.
    Example:
    This is [COLOR=red]red[/COLOR] and [COLOR=#0000cc]blue[/COLOR] text.
    This is [FONT=Courier New]Courier New[/FONT] text.
    This is [SIZE=1]small[/SIZE] and [SIZE=7]big[/SIZE] text.
    Output:
    This is red and blue text.
    This is Courier New text.
    This is small and big text.

  • [URL], [EMAIL] - Linking

    Creates a link using the wrapped text as the target.
    Example:
    [URL]https://www.example.com[/URL]
    [EMAIL]example@example.com[/EMAIL]
    Output:
    https://www.example.com
    example@example.com

  • [URL=link], [EMAIL=address] - Linking (Advanced)

    Links the wrapped text to the specified web page or email address.
    Example:
    [URL=https://www.example.com]Go to example.com[/URL]
    [EMAIL=example@example.com]Email me[/EMAIL]
    Output:
    Go to example.com
    Email me

  • [USER=ID] - Profile Linking

    Links to a user's profile. This is generally inserted automatically when mentioning a user.
    Example:
    [USER=1]Username[/USER]
    Output:
    Username

  • [IMG] - Image

    Display an image, using the wrapped text as the URL.
    Example:
    [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/6vZwT6G/Umbra1.png[/IMG]
    Output:
    Umbra1.png

  • [MEDIA=site] - Embedded Media

    Embeds media from approved sites into your message. It is recommended that you use the media button in the editor tool bar.
    Approved sites: Apple Music, Dailymotion, Facebook, Flickr, Giphy, Imgur, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube
    Example:
    [MEDIA=youtube]kQ0Eo1UccEE[/MEDIA]
    Output:
    An embedded YouTube player would appear here.

  • [LIST] - Lists

    Displays a bulleted or numbered list.
    Example:
    [LIST]
    [*]Bullet 1
    [*]Bullet 2
    [/LIST]
    [LIST=1]
    [*]Entry 1
    [*]Entry 2
    [/LIST]
    Output:
    • Bullet 1
    • Bullet 2
    1. Entry 1
    2. Entry 2

  • [LEFT], [CENTER], [RIGHT] - Text alignment

    Changes the alignment of the wrapped text.
    Example:
    [LEFT]Left-aligned[/LEFT]
    [CENTER]Center-aligned[/CENTER]
    [RIGHT]Right-aligned[/RIGHT]
    Output:
    Left-aligned​
    Center-aligned​
    Right-aligned​

  • [QUOTE] - Quoted text

    Displays text that has been quoted from another source. You may also attribute the name of the source.
    Example:
    [QUOTE]Quoted text[/QUOTE]
    [QUOTE=A person]Something they said[/QUOTE]
    Output:
    Quoted text
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    A person said:
    Something they said
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...

  • [SPOILER] - Text containing spoilers

    Hides text that may contain spoilers so that it must be clicked by the viewer to be seen.
    Example:
    [SPOILER]Simple spoiler[/SPOILER]
    [SPOILER=Spoiler Title]Spoiler with a title[/SPOILER]
    Output:
    Simple spoiler
    Spoiler with a title

  • [ISPOILER] - Inline text containing spoilers

    Allows you to display text inline among normal content which hides text that may contain spoilers and must be clicked by the viewer to be seen.
    Example:
    You have to click the following [ISPOILER]word[/ISPOILER] to see the content.
    Output:
    You have to click the following word to see the content.

  • [CODE] - Programming code display

    Displays text in one of several programming languages, highlighting the syntax where possible.
    Example:
    General code:
    [CODE]General
    code[/CODE]

    Rich code:
    [CODE=rich][COLOR=red]Rich[/COLOR]
    code[/CODE]

    PHP code:
    [CODE=php]echo $hello . ' world';[/CODE]

    JS code:
    [CODE=javascript]var hello = 'world';[/CODE]
    Output:
    General code:
    Code: 
    General
code

    Rich code:
    Rich (BB code): 
    Rich
code

    PHP code:
    PHP: 
    echo $hello . ' world';

    JS code:
    JavaScript: 
    var hello = 'world';

  • [ICODE] - Inline programming code display

    Allows you to display code inline among normal post content. Syntax will not be highlighted.
    Example:
    Inline code sections [ICODE]are a convenient way[/ICODE] of displaying code inline.

    Rich formatting within inline code sections [ICODE=rich]is [COLOR=red]also[/COLOR] [U]supported[/U][/ICODE].
    Output:
    Inline code sections are a convenient way of displaying code inline.

    Rich formatting within inline code sections is also supported.

  • [INDENT] - Text indent

    Indents the wrapped text. This can be nested for larger indentings.
    Example:
    Regular text
    [INDENT]Indented text[/INDENT]
    [INDENT=2]More indented[/INDENT]
    Output:
    Regular text
    Indented text​
    More indented​

  • [TABLE] - Tables

    Special markup to display tables in your content.
    Example:
    [TABLE]
    [TR]
    [TH]Header 1[/TH]
    [TH]Header 2[/TH]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Content 1[/TD]
    [TD]Content 2[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]
    Output:
    Header 1Header 2
    Content 1Content 2

  • [HEADING=level] - Headings levels 1 to 6

    Marks text as a structured heading to facilitate machine readability.
    Example:
    [H1]Major heading[/H1]
    This text comes under a major heading, used to separate the primary sections of an article.

    [H2]Minor heading[/H2]
    When you need to subdivide the primary sections of an article, use a level 2 minor heading.

    [H3]Subheading[/H3]
    If you require additional subdivision, you may drop to level 3.

    [H4]Subheading[/H4]
    Level 4 beyond that

    [H5]Subheading[/H5]
    And onto level 5

    [H6]Subheading[/H6]
    And onto the final level 6
    Output:

    Major heading

    This text comes under a major heading, used to separate the primary sections of an article.

    Minor heading

    When you need to subdivide the primary sections of an article, use a level 2 minor heading.

    Subheading

    If you require additional subdivision, you may drop to level 3.

    Subheading

    Level 4 beyond that

    Subheading

    And onto level 5

    Subheading

    And onto the final level 6

  • [PLAIN] - Plain text

    Disables BB code translation on the wrapped text.
    Example:
    [PLAIN]This is not [B]bold[/B] text.[/PLAIN]
    Output:
    This is not [B]bold[/B] text.

  • [ATTACH] - Attachment insertion

    Inserts an attachment at the specified point. If the attachment is an image, a thumbnail or full size version will be inserted. This will generally be inserted by clicking the appropriate button.
    Example:
    Thumbnail: [ATTACH]123[/ATTACH]
    Full size: [ATTACH=full]123[/ATTACH]
    Output:
    The contents of the attachments would appear here.

  • [ABBR] [ABBR=option] - Abbreviation

    An abbreviation, with mouse-over expansion
    Example:
    [abbr="on hover text"]text[/abbr]
    Output:
    text

  • [ACCORDION] [ACCORDION=option] - Accordion

    A customizable interactive accordion
    Example:
    [ACCORDION width=200]
    [SLIDE_HEADER]First Slide[/SLIDE_HEADER]
    [SLIDE]First slide content[/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE title="Second Slide"]Second slide content[/SLIDE]
    [/ACCORDION]
    Output:
    First Slide
    First slide content
    Second Slide
    Second slide content

  • [ANCHOR] [ANCHOR=option] - Anchor

    Generate a HTML anchor tag
    Example:
    Generate an anchor point;
    [anchor]introduction[/anchor]

    Goto an anchor point
    [anchor=#introduction]Click here to go to introduction[/anchor]
    Output:
    Generate an anchor point;


    Goto an anchor point
    Click here to go to introduction

  • [ARTICLE] [ARTICLE=option] - Article

    Displays an article with an optional source attribution.
    Example:
    [ARTICLE=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(publishing)]
    A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. daily newspapers) or of a specific topic (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club newsletters, or technology news websites).

    A news article can include accounts of eyewitnesses to the happening event. It can contain photographs, accounts, statistics, graphs, recollections, interviews, polls, debates on the topic, etc. Headlines can be used to focus the reader’s attention on a particular (or main) part of the article. The writer can also give facts and detailed information following answers to general questions like who, what, when, where, why and how.
    [/ARTICLE]
    Output:
    Article:
    A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. daily newspapers) or of a specific topic (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club newsletters, or technology news websites).

    A news article can include accounts of eyewitnesses to the happening event. It can contain photographs, accounts, statistics, graphs, recollections, interviews, polls, debates on the topic, etc. Headlines can be used to focus the reader’s attention on a particular (or main) part of the article. The writer can also give facts and detailed information following answers to general questions like who, what, when, where, why and how.

  • [BIMG] [BIMG=option] - Block image

    Displays an image, allowing it to be resized, aligned or floated, and compared with another image.
    Example:
    [bimg]http://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo3w.png[/bimg]
    [bimg width=100px]http://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo3w.png[/bimg]
    Output:

  • [ENCADRE] [ENCADRE=option] - Encadre

    This BB Code inserts a text box to the right of a text (absolute position). It has to be inserted just before the content. (width customizable in %)
    Example:
    [ENCADRE]This is a text box with a long text. Can be used with an article for example.[/ENCADRE]Content
    [ENCADRE width=30]This is a text box with a long text. Can be used with an article for example.[/ENCADRE]Content
    Output:
    Content
    Content

  • [FIELDSET] [FIELDSET=option] - Fieldset

    This BB Code inserts a fieldset
    Example:
    [fieldset]This is a fieldset[/fieldset]
    [fieldset title="Title"]This is a fieldset[/fieldset]
    [fieldset title="Title" width=80]This is a fieldset[/fieldset]
    Output:
    Fieldset:
    This is a fieldset

    Title
    This is a fieldset

    Title
    This is a fieldset

  • [FLEFT] - Float left

    Make a block float on the left
    Example:
    [fleft]Make me float on the left[/fleft]
    Output:
    Make me float on the left

  • [FLOAT_LEFT] - Float Left

    Float content left, enabling text to wrap around it.
    Example:
    [FLOAT_LEFT]This content is floated left.
    Adjacent text will wrap
    around it.[/FLOAT_LEFT]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur erat nibh, varius vitae consequat ut, pulvinar varius ante. Vestibulum auctor mattis elit, a sodales nisi. Pellentesque quis enim quam.
    Output:
    This content is floated left.
    Adjacent text will wrap
    around it.    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur erat nibh, varius vitae consequat ut, pulvinar varius ante. Vestibulum auctor mattis elit, a sodales nisi. Pellentesque quis enim quam.

  • [FLOAT_RIGHT] - Float Right

    Float content right, enabling text to wrap around it.
    Example:
    [FLOAT_RIGHT]This content is floated right.
    Adjacent text will wrap
    around it.[/FLOAT_RIGHT]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur erat nibh, varius vitae consequat ut, pulvinar varius ante. Vestibulum auctor mattis elit, a sodales nisi. Pellentesque quis enim quam.
    Output:
    This content is floated right.
    Adjacent text will wrap
    around it.    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur erat nibh, varius vitae consequat ut, pulvinar varius ante. Vestibulum auctor mattis elit, a sodales nisi. Pellentesque quis enim quam.

  • [FRIGHT] - Float right

    Make a block float on the right
    Example:
    [FRIGHT]Make me float on the right[/FRIGHT]
    Output:
    Make me float on the right

  • [GVIEW] [GVIEW=option] - GVIEW

    This BB Code displays documents using the "Google Docs - Viewer" (supports many different file types:pdf,ppt,doc,xls...).
    Example:
    [GVIEW]http://research.google.com/archive/bigtable-osdi06.pdf[/GVIEW]
    Output:

  • [H1] - h1

    Heading level 1
    Example:
    [h1]Example[/h1]
    Normal text
    Output:

    Example

    Normal text

  • [H2] - h2

    Heading level 2
    Example:
    [h2]Example[/h2]
    Normal text
    Output:

    Example

    Normal text

  • [H3] - h3

    Heading level 3
    Example:
    [h3]Example[/h3]
    Normal text
    Output:

    Example

    Normal text

  • [H4] - h4

    Heading level 4
    Example:
    [h4]Example[/h4]Normal text
    Output:

    Example

    Normal text

  • [HR] [HR=option] - Horizontal line

    Example:
    Default line:
    [hr]
    Unformatted line:
    [hr=0]
    Solid line:
    [hr=1]
    Lightly faded on both sides:
    [hr=2]
    Significantly faded on both sides:
    [hr=3]
    Faded to left:
    [hr=4]
    Faded from right:
    [hr=5]
    Output:
    Default line:
    Unformatted line:
    Solid line:
    Lightly faded on both sides:
    Significantly faded on both sides:
    Faded to left:
    Faded from right:

  • [JUSTIFY] - Justify

    Example:
    [justify]justified text example
    line 1
    line 2
    line 3[/justify]!
    Output:
    justified text example
    line 1
    line 2
    line 3​
    !

  • [LATEX] [LATEX=option] - LaTeX

    Renders LaTeX markup.
    Example:
    [LATEX]c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}[/LATEX]
    Output:
    LaTeX:
    \[c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\]

  • [ALERT] [ALERT=option] - Mod:Alert

    Moderator only Alert banner
    Example:
    [alert=Title]Alert[/alert]
    Output:
    title Alert

  • [INFORMATION] [INFORMATION=option] - Mod:Info

    Moderator only Information banner
    Example:
    [information=Title]Information[/information]
    Output:
    title Information

  • [STOP] [STOP=option] - Mod:Stop

    Moderator only Stop banner
    Example:
    [stop=Title]Stop[/stop]
    Output:
    title Stop

  • [WARNING] [WARNING=option] - Mod:Warning

    Moderator only Warning banner
    Example:
    [warning=Title]Warning[/warning]
    Output:
    title Warning

  • [SLIDER] [SLIDER=option] - Slider

    Cycles through slides in a slide-show format.
    Example:
    [SLIDER]
    [SLIDE_HEADER]Title 1[/SLIDE_HEADER]
    [SLIDE align=center]Content 1[/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE]Content 2[/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE]Content 3[/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE open=1]Content 4[/SLIDE]
    [/SLIDER]
    Output:
    Title 1
    Content 1
    Content 2
    Content 3
    Content 4

  • [SUB] - Subscript

    Example:
    10[sub]1[/sub]!
    Output:
    101​!

  • [SUP] - Superscript

    Example:
    10[sup]1[/sup]!
    Output:
    101​!

  • [TABS] [TABS=option] - Tabs

    Render Tabs into a post
    Example:
    [TABS]
    [SLIDE_HEADER]Title 1[/SLIDE_HEADER]
    [SLIDE]Content 1 - [tab=2]Link to tab 2[/tab][/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE title="Title 2"]Content 2[/SLIDE]
    [/TABS]
    [TABS width=200]
    [SLIDE_HEADER]First Slide[/slide_header]
    [SLIDE]First tab content - [tab=2]Link to tab 2[/tab][/SLIDE]
    [SLIDE title="Second Slide"]Second tab content[/SLIDE]
    [/TABS]
    Output:
    Title 1 Title 2

    First Slide Second Slide

  • [TIME] [TIME=option] - Time

    Displays a time or date based on a member's timezone preference.
    Example:
    [TIME=datetime]2050-12-12T03:12:46+0000[/TIME]
    Output:

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