The Basics of BBcode |
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Released on: Fri May 08, 2009 5:39 pm from: gondee Viewed: 1594 |
What is BBCode?
BBCode is a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can use BBCode is determined by the administrator. You can also disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page. ~ taken from the faq on this site. So here is a simple guide to the most commonly used BB Codes available on this board and how to use them. Bold Text
this will bold text ___________________________________________________________________ Italic text
this will make text italic ___________________________________________________________________ Underlining Text
this will underline text ___________________________________________________________________ If you want to post a section of text from another source, you can quote it. Quote with Source
Quote without Source
___________________________________________________________________ If you would like to place an image in a post, use the IMG tags. To post an image, you need to host the image first. You can't just link to a picture on your computer. Use a site like imageshack.us or 250free.com or photobucket.com or other various online hosting sites.
Example:
___________________________________________________________________ Posting links can be done one of two ways. 1. Just copy and paste the link when you post it. Example: http://www.merqurycity.com 2.
Merqury City ___________________________________________________________________ Strikethrough text
___________________________________________________________________ Spoiler Text, for when you want to post something but don't want to ruin the surprise for others. There are two ways to do it. 1.
2.
___________________________________________________________________ Centering Text
Bla Bla Bla Bla ___________________________________________________________________ The following codes are ONLY Available In Internet Explorer: Glow
[glow=blue]Glowing Text[/glow] Shadow
[shadow=lime]Text with a Shadow[/shadow] For these two codes, make sure you specify a color. That's a short list of the commonly used BB Codes. Hope this helps you along your way. |
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