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Creating links with BBCode

[url] is the bbcode tag for creating links, here it is shown how.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

Linking with no link title
[url]https://www.bbcode.org/[/url]
Linking to a named site
[url=https://www.bbcode.org/]This is bbcode.org![/url]

Yields this:

Linking with no link title
https://www.bbcode.org/
Linking to a named site
This is bbcode.org!

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Posting a spoiler with BBCode

With the [spoiler] tag you can create a spoiler box that first has to be expanded before displaying its contents.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

[spoiler]The hero dies at the end![/spoiler]
[spoiler=What happens to the hero?]The hero dies at the end![/spoiler]

Yields this:

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Posting a quote with BBCode

With the [quote] tag you can create a citation/quote of something someone else said.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

Quoting no-one in particular
[quote]'Tis be a bad day[/quote]
Quoting someone in particular
[quote=Bjarne]This be the day of days![/quote]

Yields this:

Quoting no-one in particular

‘Tis be a bad day

Quoting someone in particular

Bjarne wrote: This be the day of days!

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Right aligning text with BBCode

If you need to right align some text use the [right] tag.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

This is some text[right]This is some right aligned text[/right]

Yields this:

This is some text

This is some right aligned text

 

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Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Left aligning text with BBCode

You can left align text using the [left] tag. Rarely you actually need to use this, as most forums tend to tender text left aligned by default.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

This is some text[left]This is some left aligned text[/left]

Yields this:

This is some text
This is some left aligned text

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Centering text with BBCode

Centering text on the screen with bbcode is done with the [center] tag.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

This is some text[center]This is some centered text[/center]

Yields this:

This is some text

This is some centered text

 

 

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Changing the text color with BBCode

This page shows how you can set the color of the text via the bbcode tag [color] or by using the style tag that is supported in some implementations.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

It is possible to color the text [color=red]red[/color] [color=green]green[/color] [color=blue]blue[/color] -
or [color=#DB7900]whatever[/color]

or like this [style color=”red”]red[/style] [style
color=”green”]green[/style] [style color=blue]blue[/style] [style
color=#DB7900]whatever[/style]

Yields this:

It is possible to color the text red green blue –
or whatever

or like this red green blue whatever

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.

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Changing the font-size with BBCode

The [size] or the [style] tag allows you to set the size of the text contained within the tag.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

It [size=14]g[/size][size=18]r[/size][size=22]o[/size][size=26]o[/size][size=28]w[/size][size=32]s[/size]!!!
or [style size="10px"]does it?[/style]

Yields this:

changing size bbcode

 

 

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Making strikethrough text with BBCode

Strikingthrough text is easily done with bbcode via the [s] tag. Sometimes also referred to as line-through or strikeout text.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

I [s]had been[/s] was born in Denmark

Yields this:

I had been was born in Denmark.

 

 

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Underlining text with BBCode

Underlining text with bbcode is done with the [u] tag, here it is shown how.

To find out more about the bbcode tags used on this page, please go to the bbcode tags reference page.

The following bbcode:

u is used for the [u]underline[/u] tag

Yields this:

u is used for the underline tag

 

 

Doesn’t work?

Remember that bbcode tags are implemented to varying degrees and that with many variations. None of this represents strict standards.