Standard tags

This page shows all the normal BBCode tags that are more or less standard in all modern forums. We admit that this page does not yet include all standard tags, but we will add more shortly.

How to create bold text

Code example

[b]bold text[/b]

Result

bold text

Make your text in italic

Code example

[i]italic text[/i]

Result

italic text

Get your text underlined

Code example

[u]underline[/u]

Result

underlined

Line-through/Strike through

Code example

[s]line-through[/s]

Result

line-through

Select font size

Code example

[size=20]size 20px[/size]

Result

size 20px

Choose font colour

Code example

[color=red]red text[/color]

Result

red text

Centralizing some stuff

Code example

[center]some stuff[/center]

Result

Quoting an anonymous source

Code example

[quote]I am fine today[/quote]

Result

"I am fine today"

Quoting a named source

Code example

[quote=mike]I am fine today[/quote]

Result

Mike wrote: "I am fine today"

Include a link to a website

Code example

[url]http://www.moviecodec.com/[/url]

Result

http://www.moviecodec.com/

Create a named link to a website

Code example

[url=http://www.moviecodec.com/]MovieCodec Forums/Downloads[/url]

Result

MovieCodec Forums/Downloads

Include an image in your post

Code example

[img]http://xbox-linux.org/down/darwin/darwin-crash.jpg[/img]

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Include AND resize an image in your post

Code example

[img=200x100]http://xbox-linux.org/down/darwin/darwin-crash.jpg[/img]

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Include a clickable image in your post (nesting BBCode tags)

Code example

[url=http://www.moviecodec.com/]
[img]http://www.moviecodec.com/images/avatars/1.gif[/img][/url]

Result