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Formatting examples with the code and its rendered result.

Use these tags in BB code mode. Editor presets and forum permissions may restrict formatting. Examples show the current forum renderer. FONT selects a supported font family; other names use the forum’s default font. A USER mention requires a real member identifier; the example uses an unresolved identifier.

Basic formatting

[B], [I], [U], [S]

Example

[B]Bold[/B] [I]Italic[/I] [U]Underline[/U] [S]Strike through[/S]

Output

Bold Italic Underline Strike through

Color, size and font

[COLOR], [SIZE], [FONT]

Example

[COLOR=blue]Blue text[/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Larger text[/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia]Text in Georgia[/FONT]

Output

Blue text Larger text Text in Georgia

Links and email

[URL], [EMAIL]

Example

[URL=https://example.com]Example link[/URL] [EMAIL=member@example.test]Email[/EMAIL]

Member mentions

[USER]

Example

[USER=123]Example member[/USER]

Output

@Example member

Quotes

[QUOTE]

Example

[QUOTE]A quoted message[/QUOTE]

Output

A quoted message

Lists

[LIST], [*]

Example

[LIST]
[*]First item
[*]Second item
[/LIST]

Output

  • First item

  • Second item

Alignment

[LEFT], [CENTER], [RIGHT], [JUSTIFY]

Example

[LEFT]Left[/LEFT]
[CENTER]Centered[/CENTER]
[RIGHT]Right[/RIGHT]
[JUSTIFY]Justified paragraph[/JUSTIFY]

Output

Left

Centered

Right

Justified paragraph

Code and literal text

[CODE], [ICODE], [PLAIN]

Example

[CODE]echo 'Hello';[/CODE]
[ICODE]inline code[/ICODE] [PLAIN][B]Literal tags[/B][/PLAIN]

Output

echo 'Hello';

inline code [B]Literal tags[/B]

Spoilers

[SPOILER], [ISPOILER]

Example

[SPOILER=Show spoiler]Hidden details[/SPOILER] [ISPOILER]Hidden inline text[/ISPOILER]

Output

Show spoiler

Hidden details

Hidden inline text

Headings and separators

[HEADING], [HR], [BR]

Example

[HEADING=2]Section heading[/HEADING]
Text[BR]Next line[HR]

Output

Section heading

Text
Next line

Tables

[TABLE], [TR], [TH], [TD]

Example

[TABLE][TR][TH]Name[/TH][TH]Value[/TH][/TR][TR][TD]Example[/TD][TD]42[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

Output

Name

Value

Example

42

Callout boxes

[BOX]

Example

[BOX=blue]A highlighted note[/BOX]

Output

A highlighted note

Layouts

[LAYOUT], [CELL]

Example

[LAYOUT=2][CELL]First column[/CELL][CELL]Second column[/CELL][/LAYOUT]

Output

First column

Second column

Images, files and media

[IMG], [ATTACH], [MEDIA]

Example

[IMG]https://example.com/picture.jpg[/IMG]
[ATTACH]123[/ATTACH]
[MEDIA=youtube]video-id[/MEDIA]

Output

An image, an attachment you may access, or an embedded player appears in the message. This help example loads no external media or real member files.