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[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.
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.
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]
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[BIMG=option]
- Block image
Displays an image, allowing it to be resized, aligned or floated, and compared with another image.
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]
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[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]
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[GVIEW=option]
- GVIEW
This BB Code displays documents using the "Google Docs - Viewer" (supports many different file types:pdf,ppt,doc,xls...).
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]!
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