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BB Code
BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB Code List
[b], [i], [u] Bold / Italic / Underline
[color] Color
[size] Size
[font] Font
[highlight] Highlight
[left], [right], [center] Left / Right / Center
[indent] Indent
[email] Email Linking
[url] URL Hyperlinking
[thread] Thread Linking
[post] Post Linking
[list] Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img] Images
[code] Code
[php] PHP Code
[html] HTML Code
[quote] Quote
[noparse] Stop BB Code Parsing
[attach] Attachment
[daemon] Daemon
[dailymotion] Daily Motion
[gvideo] Google Video with No Title
[gvideo] Google Video with Custom Title
[marquee] Scrolling Text
[me] me
[Mental] Mental
[mp3] FlashPlayer
[mpg] MPG
[mv] Metacafe video
[rainbow] Rainbow Text Effect
[strike] Strike
[vbtube] YouTube Video with No Title
[vbtube] YouTube Video with Custom Title
Incorrect BB Code Usage:
  • [url] www.example.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
  • [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Bold / Italic / Underline
The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.
Usage [b]value[/b]
[i]value[/i]
[u]value[/u]
Example Usage [b]this text is bold[/b]
[i]this text is italic[/i]
[u]this text is underlined[/u]
Example Output this text is bold
this text is italic
this text is underlined

Color
The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.
Usage [color=Option]value[/color]
Example Usage [color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
Example Output this text is blue

Size
The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.
Usage [size=Option]value[/size]
Example Usage [size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
Example Output this text is two sizes larger than normal

Font
The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.
Usage [font=Option]value[/font]
Example Usage [font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Example Output this text is in the courier font

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage [highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage [highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output this text is highlighted

Left / Right / Center
The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.
Usage [left]value[/left]
[center]value[/center]
[right]value[/right]
Example Usage [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
[center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
[right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
Example Output
this text is left-aligned
this text is center-aligned
this text is right-aligned

Indent
The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.
Usage [indent]value[/indent]
Example Usage [indent]this text is indented[/indent]
Example Output
this text is indented

Email Linking
The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [email]value[/email]
[email=Option]value[/email]
Example Usage [email]j.doe@example.com[/email]
[email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output j.doe@example.com
Click Here to Email Me

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [url]value[/url]
[url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage [url]http://www.webtalkforums.com[/url]
[url=http://www.webtalkforums.com]Webmaster Forum[/url]
Example Output http://www.webtalkforums.com
Webmaster Forum

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [thread]threadid[/thread]
[thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage [thread]42918[/thread]
[thread=42918]Click Me![/thread]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.webtalkforums.com/showthread.php?t=42918
Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [post]postid[/post]
[post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage [post]269302[/post]
[post=269302]Click Me![/post]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.webtalkforums.com/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302
Click Me!

Bulleted Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.
Usage [list]value[/list]
Example Usage [list]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  • list item 1
  • list item 2

Advanced Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).
Usage [list=Option]value[/list]
Example Usage [list=1]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]

[list=a]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.
Usage [img]value[/img]
Example Usage [img]http://www.webtalkforums.com/images/wtf/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.webtalkforums.com/images/wtf/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output (Not linked)

(Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.
Usage [code]value[/code]
Example Usage [code]
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>
[/code]
Example Output
Code:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>

PHP Code
The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages.
Usage [php]value[/php]
Example Usage [php]
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
}
[/php]
Example Output
PHP Code:
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
} 

HTML Code
The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.
Usage [html]value[/html]
Example Usage [html]
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
[/html]
Example Output
HTML Code:
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

Quote
The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.
Usage [quote]Quote[/quote]
[quote=User Name]value[/quote]
Example Usage [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe;314288]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Originally Posted by John Doe

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Originally Posted by John Doe View Post

Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage [noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output [b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]

Attachment
The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.
Usage [attach]attachmentid[/attach]
Example Usage [attach]12345[/attach]
Example Output

Daemon
Embeds a Daemon Video
Usage [daemon]value[/daemon]
Example Usage [daemon]960609[/daemon]
Example Output
+ Daemon Video

Daily Motion
Embeds a Dailymotion Video
Usage [dailymotion]value[/dailymotion]
Example Usage [dailymotion]x4qzi8[/dailymotion]
Example Output
+ Dailymotion Video

Google Video with No Title
Embed a Google Video video with no custom title.
Usage [gvideo]value[/gvideo]
Example Usage [gvideo]3688185030664621355[/gvideo]
Example Output
+ Google Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then Google Video is down or you don't have Flash installed.

Google Video with Custom Title
Embed a Google Video video with a custom title.
Usage [gvideo=Option]value[/gvideo]
Example Usage [gvideo="3688185030664621355"]1980's Izuzu Gemini Advertisement[/gvideo]
Example Output
+ "1980's Izuzu Gemini Advertisement" via Google Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then Google Video is down or you don't have Flash installed.

Scrolling Text
Make your text scroll.
Usage [marquee]value[/marquee]
Example Usage [marquee]see your text scroll[/marquee]
Example Output see your text scroll

me
* Username is scared
Usage [me]value[/me]
Example Usage * Username is scared
Example Output * Username is scared

Mental
Makes a mental image with your text
Usage [Mental]value[/Mental]
Example Usage [mental]evil[/mental]
Example Output [mental]evil[/mental]

FlashPlayer
Embed MP3 player into a post to stream MP3's.
Usage [mp3]value[/mp3]
Example Usage [mp3]http://www.webtalkforums.com/audio-player/Linkinpark-In-The-End.mp3[/mp3]
Example Output

MPG
Embeds MPG Videos. Admin USE Only.
Usage [mpg]value[/mpg]
Example Usage [mpg]wwe-may-2008-142[/mpg]
Example Output
+ MPG Video

Metacafe video
Embeds a Metacafe Video
Usage [mv]value[/mv]
Example Usage [mv]1221507/the_duck_and_the_dog.swf[/mv]
Example Output
+ Metacafe Video

Rainbow Text Effect
This will give your text the colors of the rainbow!
Usage [rainbow]value[/rainbow]
Example Usage [rainbow]your text[/rainbow]
Example Output

Strike
Allows you to put a strike though a word.
Usage [strike]value[/strike]
Example Usage [strike]striked out word[/strike]
Example Output striked out word

YouTube Video with No Title
Embed a YouTube video with no custom title.
Usage [vbtube]value[/vbtube]
Example Usage [vbtube]hl2UUunlI2Q[/vbtube]
Example Output
+ YouTube Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

YouTube Video with Custom Title
Embed a YouTube video with a custom title.
Usage [vbtube=Option]value[/vbtube]
Example Usage [vbtube="hl2UUunlI2Q"]Aston Martin Crash[/vbtube]
Example Output
+ "Aston Martin Crash" via YouTube
ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

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