BBCode Tags: Complete Reference Guide

[Xenocidius]

Contents

I. Basic Formatting

• b
• i
• u
• s
• left
• center
• right
• pre
• font
• size

II. Colors

• color
• black
• blue
• green
• red
• white

III. Lists and Tables

• Lists
  
  • list
  • li
• Tables
  
  • table
  • tr
  • td

IV. Deck Images

• deck

V. Images and Links

• img
• url
• iurl
• email
• ftp
• user

VI. Advanced Formatting

• glow
• shadow
• sup
• sub
• tt
• ltr
• rtl
• me
• php

VII. Miscellaneous

• spoiler
• quote
• move
• countdown
• br
• abbr
• acronym
• desc
• nobbc
• time
• hr
• code

VIII. Anchoring

• anchor

IX. Restricted Tags

• mod
• gmod
• admin
• html
• flash

IX. Conclusion




I. Basic Formatting

Tag	Description	Examples	Results
b	Defines bold text.	[b]Zanzarino[/b]	Zanzarino
i	Defines italicized text.	[i]Zanzarino[/i]	Zanzarino
u	Defines underlined text.	[u]Zanzarino[/u]	Zanzarino
s	Adds a strike through text.	[s]Zanzarino[/s]	Zanzarino
left	Aligns text to the left.	[left]Zanzarino[/left]	Zanzarino
center	Aligns text to the center.	[center]Zanzarino[/center]	Zanzarino
right	Aligns text to the right.	[right]Zanzarino[/right]	Zanzarino
pre	Formats text with preset formatting.	[pre]Zanzarino[/pre]	Zanzarino
font	Formats text with a specific font.	[font=courier]Zanzarino[/font] [font=arial]Zanzarino[/font]	Zanzarino Zanzarino
size	Formats text with a specific size.	[size=14pt]Zanzarino[/size] [size=14px]Zanzarino[/size]	Zanzarino Zanzarino

II. Colors

Tag	Description	Examples	Results
color	Formats text with a specific color.	[color=yellow]Zanzarino[/color] [color=#08f]Zanzarino[/color] [color=#012abc]Zanzarino[/color]	Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino
black	Defines black text.	[black]Zanzarino[/black]	Zanzarino
blue	Defines blue text.	[blue]Zanzarino[/blue]	Zanzarino
green	Defines green text.	[green]Zanzarino[/green]	Zanzarino
red	Defines red text.	[red]Zanzarino[/red]	Zanzarino
white	Defines white text.	[white]Zanzarino[/white]	Zanzarino

II. Lists and Tables

Lists

Tag	Description
list	Defines a list.
li	Defines a list item. Must be encased in a list tag.

Lists are defined by the list tag. The li tag is used inside the list tag to define list items. The type parameter can be used in the list.

Examples

[list] [li]Zan[/li] [li]za[/li] [li]rino[/li] [/list]	Zan za rino
[list type=decimal] [li]Zan[/li] [li]za[/li] [li]rino[/li] [/list]	Zan za rino
[list type=square] [li]Zan[/li] [li]za[/li] [li]rino[/li] [/list]	Zan za rino

The following types can be used: none, disc, circle, square, decimal, decimal-leading-zero, lower-roman, upper-roman, lower-alpha, upper-alpha, lower-greek, lower-latin, upper-latin, hebrew, armenian, georgian, cjk-ideographic, hiragana, katakana, hiragana-iroha and katakana-iroha.

None is the default.

Tables

Tag	Description
table	Defines a table.
tr	Defines a table row. Must be encased in a table tag.
td	Defines a table cell. Must be encased in a tr tag.

Example

[table]
[tr]
[td]Row 1, Cell 1[/td]
[td]Row 1, Cell 2[/td]
[td]Row 1, Cell 3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Row 2, Cell 1[/td]
[td]Row 2, Cell 2[/td]
[td]Row 2, Cell 3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Row 3, Cell 1[/td]
[td]Row 3, Cell 2[/td]
[td]Row 3, Cell 3[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Row 1, Cell 1	Row 1, Cell 2	Row 1, Cell 3
Row 2, Cell 1	Row 2, Cell 2	Row 2, Cell 3
Row 3, Cell 1	Row 3, Cell 2	Row 3, Cell 3

III. Deck Images

Tag	Description
deck	Creates a deck image.

This is one of the most important tools on the forums. It creates a deck image of the given deck code, attributed to the author parameter. The mark parameter can be used, but having the mark code in the deck code is much preferred. The mark parameter must go before the author parameter and the element must be in lower case. You must include either the mark or author parameter. Note that including the mark code in a deck code will override the mark parameter.

Examples

Spoiler for examples:

[deck author=jmdt]6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 8pn[/deck]

by jmdt

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6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 8pn

[deck mark=life author=jmdt]6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu[/deck]

Mark: life author=jmdt

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6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu

[deck mark=fire]6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 8pn[/deck]

Mark: fire

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6rk 6rk 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ag 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ai 7ap 7ap 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 8pn

IV. Images and Links

Tag	Description	Examples	Results
img	Shows an image.	[img width=120 height=120]http://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/SoLoSMiLeYS1/life120x120.png[/img] [img alt="Text alternative to the image" width=60 height=40]http://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/SoLoSMiLeYS1/life120x120.png[/img]
url	Defines a http link to open in a new window.	[url=http://elementscommunity.com/forum/index.php]Zanzarino[/url]	Zanzarino
iurl	Defines a http link to open in the same window.	[iurl=http://elementscommunity.com/forum/index.php]Zanzarino[/iurl]	Zanzarino
email	Defines an email address.	[email=game.elements@gmail.com]Zanzarino[/email]	Zanzarino
ftp	Defines an ftp link.	[ftp=ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/]Zanzarino[/ftp]	Zanzarino
user	Links to a user's profile.	[user]Zanzarino[/user] [user=Zanzarino]Scaredgirl[/user]	Zanzarino Scaredgirl

V. Advanced Formatting

Tag	Description	Examples	Results
glow	Adds glow to text.	[glow=red,2,300]Zanzarino[/glow] [glow=green,2,300]Zanzarino[/glow] [glow=#f50,10,300]Zanzarino[/glow] [glow=red,10,300]Zanzarino[/glow] [glow=red,2,1000]Zanzarino[/glow]	Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino
shadow	Adds shadow to text.	[shadow=red,left]Zanzarino[/shadow] [shadow=red,right]Zanzarino[/shadow] [shadow=green,left]Zanzarino[/shadow] [shadow=#f50,center]Zanzarino[/shadow]	Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino Zanzarino
sup	Defines superscript text.	[sup]Zanzarino[/sup]Zanzarino	ZanzarinoZanzarino
sub	Defines subscript text.	[sub]Zanzarino[/sub]Zanzarino	ZanzarinoZanzarino
tt	Defines fixed-width teletype text.	[tt]Zanzarino[/tt]	Zanzarino
ltr	Sets text direction to left to right and aligns it to the left.	[ltr]Zanzarino[/ltr]	Zanzarino
rtl	Sets text direction to right to left and aligns it to the right.	[rtl]Zanzarino[/rtl]	Zanzarino
me	Formats text in the style of the IRC action command.	[me=Zanzarino]is awesome[/me]	* Zanzarino is awesome
php	Colors text with PHP syntax.	[php]<?php echo "Zanzarino"; ?>[/php]	<?php echo "Zanzarino"; ?>

VI. Miscellaneous

spoiler	Hides text in a spoiler.	[spoiler]Zanzarino[/spoiler] [spoiler=Zanzarino]Zanzarino[/spoiler]	Spoiler for Hidden: Zanzarino Spoiler for Zanzarino: Zanzarino
quote	Defines a quote.	[quote]Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena[/quote] [quote author=zanzarino]Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena[/quote] [quote author=zanzarino link=topic=31187.msg422713#msg422713 date=1316412456] Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena[/quote]	Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena Ver. 1.29 is now live. The new shards are available via donation and in the arena
move	Defines a marquee (text moves across screen).	[move]Zanzarino[/move]	Zanzarino
countdown	Shows a countdown.	[countdown=8,14,2020,13,23]Displayed when countdown is over.[/countdown] [countdown=8,14,2010,13,23]Displayed when countdown is over.[/countdown]	Displayed when countdown is over. Displayed when countdown is over.
br	Defines a line break.	Zanzarino[br]Zanzarino	Zanzarino Zanzarino
abbr	Shows text on mouseover. If text contains complex characters place it in quotes.	[abbr=Elements]Zanzarino[/abbr] [abbr="Elements[]"]Zanzarino[/abbr]	Zanzarino Zanzarino
acronym	Same as abbr.	[acronym=Elements]Zanzarino[/acronym] [acronym="Elements[]"]Zanzarino[/acronym]	Zanzarino Zanzarino
desc	Shows fancy-looking text on mouseover.	[desc=Elements]Zanzarino[/desc]	Zanzarino
nobbc	Indicates that no BBCode should be used on the encased text.	[nobbc][b][u][i]Zanzarino[/i][/u][/b][/nobbc]	[b][u][i]Zanzarino[/i][/u][/b]
time	Converts a Unix timestamp into one recognizable by people. The integer is expressed as the number of seconds since midnight on December 31, 1969. Largely unnecessary.	[time]1132812640[/time]	November 24, 2005, 06:10:40 am

Tag	Description
hr	Creates a horizontal rule.

Example

[hr]

Tag	Description
code	Defines easily selectable code.

Example

[code]Zanzarino.awesome = true;[/code]

Code: [Select]

Zanzarino.awesome = true;



VII. Anchoring

Tag	Description	Example	Result
anchor	Defines an anchor point.	[anchor=zanzarino]

Anchor points allow you to link to a specific point within a post. It might not be immediately obvious what the above example actually did; to demonstrate, an iurl link can be used.

[iurl=#zanzarino]Zanzarino[/iurl]

Zanzarino

Neat, right?




IX. Restricted Tags

Tag	Description	Example	Result
mod	Defines a Moderator Comment. Requires Moderator priveleges.	[mod]Zanzarino[/mod]	Moderator Comment Zanzarino
gmod	Defines a Global Moderator Comment. Requires Global Moderator priveleges.	[gmod]Zanzarino[/gmod]	Global Moderator Comment Zanzarino
admin	Defines an Administrator Comment. Requires Administrator priveleges.	[admin]Zanzarino[/admin]	Administrator Comment Zanzarino
html	Defines HTML code. Requires Administrator priveleges.	[html]<b>Zanzarino</b>[/html]	Zanzarino

X. Conclusion

If you've read through this whole thing you've probably realized that the guide itself extensively uses the anchor and nobbc tags, as well as table, list and iurl.

If there are any tags missing tell me and I'll add them.

Thanks for reading!

[PlayerOa]

+ Rep.
I learned lots of new things now.

[nilsieboy]

very nice stuff here, +rep.

[Rutarete]

very nice stuff here, +rep.

^. And of course your post count just happens to be 1337 for this post 

[Xenocidius]

Added more tags, including specific color tags, super-advanced formatting tags, plain weird tags, and restricted tags. Now I'm fairly sure it has all of them.

[BluePriest]

You need a eulogy for the [you] tag that no longer works lol

edit
Why did you only list some of the colors? Id understand if you didn't list about 5 of them, but now that list looks incomplete.

[Pineapple]

Personally, I don't think this thread is necessary considering how easy it is to learn the tags when looking directly at the code (through quoting), but +rep anyways because it must have taken a lot of time to compile this guide.

About decks: The author parameter is not necessary, you can use mark, author, or both. Also, note that you can have author-less decks with the mark code in the deck code.

[deck mark=water][/deck]

Code: [Select]

[deck mark=derp]8pu[/deck]

by patchx94

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8pu

About quotation marks for parameters: While quotation marks don't show, "]" will end a tag, no matter whether or not it's in quotation marks.

[desc="Hello [br]World!"]Hello [br]World![/desc]
World!"]Hello
World!

I've also noticed that you've forgotten [move]Marquee[/move].

[Xenocidius]

For quotation marks, the desc tag doesn't seem to support quotes. It works fine with the abbr and acronym tags.

I swear to god the move tag was in there. >.> Added.

Interesting about the decks. I'll add it.