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Post Formatting Guide

Sometimes your well-written text blocks are enough, but other times you might have to give detail to your posts. This is where formatting joins.

Every blog, wiki and forum software allows the use of a markup language to make your threads the most beautiful of them all. Some of them are Markdown, HTML itself, and BBCode, which is used by this forum.
BBCode is a strict markup language similar to HTML. It features tags with the same names of HTML tags, but it uses square brackets "[ ]" instead of angle brackets "< > ". If you know HTML, this markup language should be easy to use.

Here are the basics of BBCode. Not much, frankly.

▼BBCode Rules

Most of BBCode blocks feature 2 tags: an opening tag, which may include an argument, and a closing tag. Each tag is made of an opening bracket, the tag name, the argument, if required, and the closing bracket. If a BBCode block isn't complete, it won't be allowed to be posted.

Example of valid block:

[b]Bold Text[/b]

Example of invalid block:

[b]Bold Text[b]
[b]Bold Text[/]
[]Bold Text[/b]
[b Bold Text [/b]
[Bold Text][/b]

Arguments can be inserted in tags that allow them, adding = and the argument itself after the tag name, in the opening tag.
Some tags can be mixed, but not all of them are compatible. More to be explained below.

Some tags don't require closing tags. Those who don't will be specified below.

For when you want to give detail to your text:

▼Basic Formatting

Every markup language features a series of tags to customize the text style. It being to make the text bold, italic, underlined, strike-through, highlighted, and even to change the color.

Bold tag - The tag to make the text bold is b.

[b]Bold text[/b]

Italic tag - The tag to make your text italic is i.

[i]Italic text[/i]

Underlined text - The tag to add a line under your text is u.

[u]Underlined text[/u]

Strike-through text - The tag to add a line through your text is s.

[s]Strike-through text[/s]

Heading Text

The tag to convert your text into a header is h. Unfortunately, BBCode doesn't include a diversity of headers, like Markdown and HTML.

[h]Heading Text[/h]

Colorful Text - The tag that allows you to change the color of the text is color. This tag features an argument where you can insert the color, either by name, or hex code.

[color=blue]Blue Text[/color]
[color=#ff0000]Red Text[/color]
[color=#0f0]Green Text[/color]

Hidden Text

If you only see a big space above, try hovering on it. It's not an empty space, it's hidden text, exclusively for this forum. You can hide sections of your text with the hide tag.

[hide]Hidden Text[/hide]

Inserted Text - You can highlight certain sections of your text with the ins tag, just like on paper. As of 16/05/2018, inserted text now shows properly on dark themes.

[ins]Inserted Text[/ins]

For when you want to organize your text into boxes, separate it with rules, list, quote users, or post source code.

▼Text Blocks and Separators

Sometimes you might need to add your text into boxes to keep it organized, or just separate it with horizontal lines without having to spam characters. BBCode includes code blocks, quotes and text centering. Additionally, this forum includes hidden boxes to hide spoilers and sensitive info.

▼Horizontal Rules

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This is a horizontal rule, and it's very easy to add. Just add the tag hr. This tag doesn't require a closing tag.

[hr]

▼Code blocks

Code Block

The code block is ideal for posting program source code, as it shows mono-spaced text, which most of development source code editors use. The tag for the code block is code.

[code]Code Block[/code]

▼Pre-formatted code blocks

Pre-formatted Code Block

This is a code block that can be formatted with BBCode. This block might allow better text display, such as giving proper format to source code.

[pre][b]Pre-formatted[/b] [i]Code[/i] [u]Block[/u][/pre]

▼Quotes

This is a quote.

A quote block allows you to save, like it's name says, textual quotes, such as user messages. The tag to create a quote block is quote. This tag includes an optional argument, for the name of the user who is being quoted. This is common when quoting posts.

[quote=Someone]This is a quote.[/quote]
[quote]A quote box that doesn't quote anyone in particular.[/quote]

▼Spoilers

▼Hidden Text

A spoiler.

A spoiler block allows you to hide any content, if you believe that it shouldn't be visible on visit. Content that can be hidden on spoilers are, just like the name, spoilers, and sensitive info. It can also be used to divide sections of text, in case your post becomes too long. This tag includes an optional argument for the spoiler block title.

[spoiler]A spoiler[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Rewards][b]First Place[/b]: 500 gems.

...[/spoiler]

▼Content Warning blocks

▼CONTENT WARNING

Insults.

The content warning block is essentially a spoiler tag, but more appropriate for use on content that could be considered to annoy other users. Users can change their settings to show content warning blocks without having to click them, while spoilers are always opened manually.

[cw]Insults.[/cw]

▼Lists

• This is a list with 2 items.

• This is the second item.

The list tag is really useful for ordering content, such as requirements, rewards, change logs, and a lot more. The tag to create a list is list. Unlike other BBCode tags, the list tag makes additional important use of another internal tags, these being * for items. Lists can be ordered by alphabet characters, numbers, and dots, via an optional argument. Not adding an argument will result in the list using dots.

The argument values are a for alphabet characters, 1 for numbers and * for dots.

[list=*]
  [*]First item.[/*]
  [*]Second item.[/*]
[/list]

If you feel like you need to categorize stuff even more, you can make sub-lists.

• Team Blue

  • HG

  • Coinage

• Team Red

  • drstereos

  • Security-Drone

• Spectators

  • Minimania

[list]
  [*]Team Blue
    [list]
      [*]HG[/*]
      [*]Coinage[/*]
    [list]
  [/*]
  [*]Team Red
    [list]
      [*]drstereos[/*]
      [*]Security-Drone[/*]
    [list]
  [/*]
  [*]Spectators
    [list]
      [*]Minimania[/*]
    [/list]
  [/*]
[/list]

▼Deprecated

CONTENT WARNINGMore insults.

There is also a trigger warning tag, that however, doesn't insert your text into a quote box. If you have trigger warning blocks set to be shown, you won't see the block. If you have them set to be hidden, a TRIGGER WARNING text with red under-line will be shown, and you can click it to show the content in the block.

[tw]More insults.[/tw]

For when you want to post URLs to your game worlds, images (including GIFs) or videos:

▼Embeds

Sometimes you might want to add links, images, or videos to your posts, to make them more informative. BBCode allows embedding of URLs and images. Additionally, this forum allows the embedding of YouTube videos.

▼URLs

URL

The tag to embed an URL to any website is url. This tag can be used in two ways: inserting the URL as an argument, or inside the block itself.
Adding the URL as an argument allows for inserting custom text into the block.

[url=https://xkcd.com/]A epic webcomic[/url]
[url]https://xkcd.com/[/url]

E-mail

There is also a tag which creates an URL that opens a mail client when it's clicked, to allow quicker mail sending, in case you want to post contact methods.

[[email protected]]HG's (not) personal e-mail.[/email]
[email][email protected][/email]

Forum link tags

This forum software includes a selection of BBCode tags specifically to embed forum links. They're used in a similar way to the url tag.
These are highly recommended to be used if you plan on posting links to users, topics, posts, or forums, as the URL changes dynamically, and they're shorter and more comforting to use.
You can extract the IDs from the links.

▼ID Extraction

viewtopic.php?id=x
x represents a topic ID.

viewtopic.php?pid=x
viewtopic.php?pid=x#px
x represents a post ID.

viewforum.php?id=x
x represents a forum ID.

profile.php?id=x
x represents an user ID.

[topic=1]Game Update Discussion[/topic]
[topic]1[/topic]

[post=704199]HG's Music Selection - Post #1[/post]
[post]704199[/post]

[forum=11]Forum Discussion[/forum]
[forum]11[/forum]

[user=3467]HG[/user]
[user]3467[/user]

▼Images

You can add images of any type to your posts, with the img tag. The tag includes an optional argument for the description of the image when it fails to load. It's recommended to add this argument on all the images you post.

[img=Cat]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/370282102199025666/444276380348186634/kitten-1582384_960_720.png[/img]
[img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/329335303963803649/540329960141750272/press_play_rainbow.gif[/img]

▼Videos

You can share amazing music, funny videos, walkthroughs, trailers, and any other videos uploaded on YouTube, with the youtube tag. You can add either the video ID, or the full link.

[youtube]u8tdT5pAE34[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tdT5pAE34[/youtube]

For when you want to play a lot with formatting:

▼Nested tags

Some tags can be used together to create better formatting. Here are some of the nested tag limitations implied by BBCode, and the forums.

• Tags can only be used one into another, like a sequence.

• Tags can't be used inside embed tags.

• There is a maximum of 5 nested quotes and spoiler blocks.

[b][u]Bold and Underlined Text[/u][/b] - Valid
[b][u]Bold and Underlined Text[/b][/u] - Invalid

For when you want to express yourself:

▼Smilies

This forum includes a set of smilies to make your posts look playful, to help you express your feelings without smiley-looking characters.
Smilies don't use or require BBCode blocks. Smilies can be added by writing the smiley name inside colons.

:frustrated:

Smilies can't be used inside opening or closing tags, unless used in arguments. Smilies can be used with no problem inside the blocks, though.

For a complete list of smilies, check out the official smiley list by forum administrator Different55.

For when you're ready writing your post.

▼Previews

It would be pretty frustrating if you finally finished and published your amazing post, just to find out, it looks bad, or incorrectly formatted.

You can use the Preview buttom next to Submit, to check your post appareance, without having to show it to anyone yet.

This way, you can prevent any undesired and undetected formatting errors on your post.

Guest.

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

no
there’s already a guide to bbcode

XxAtillaxX

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

no
there’s already a guide to bbcode

you're a bbcode

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Different55

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

no
there’s already a guide to bbcode

are you sure about that

help page hardly counts

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HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

there’s already a guide to bbcode

The only guide available is the forum's help page, which only explains the default BBCode tags. The other guides by Zoey were removed due to personal issues.

The objective of this guide is to keep it clean, friendly, and update it whether any new formatting feature is implemented.

Guest.

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

there’s already a guide to bbcode

The only guide available is the forum's help page, which only explains the default BBCode tags. The other guides by Zoey were removed due to personal issues.

The objective of this guide is to keep it clean, friendly, and update it whether any new formatting feature is implemented.

o ok

Zoey2070

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

can i post this on a different forum and claim credit for it

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LukeM

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

Overall a great guide There's just a few things I would improve:

• <> can be called brackets if they are being used in that way, so I would say 'bbcode uses square brackets instead of angle brackets' instead (or at least call [] square brackets).

• I would put the nested tags section in with bbcode rules, and have examples of how to use =, because then all the syntax is in one place.

• I wouldn't say trigger blocks work exactly the same as spoilers, even if you explain the difference later, because this has led a lot of people to be confused about when to use each, maybe say similar to instead of exactly like.

• Maybe include the actual options for how you do an alphabetical / numeric list.

• Should probably explain how to get the topic / post / forum ids for the forum link tags.

HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

<> can be called brackets if they are being used in that way, so I would say 'bbcode uses square brackets instead of angle brackets' instead (or at least call [] square brackets).

I didn't know they could be called brackets too. Thanks for that.

I would put the nested tags section in with bbcode rules, and have examples of how to use =, because then all the syntax is in one place.

I decided to explain the usage of nested tags after explaining how every tag worked, to prevent any kind of initial confusion.

I wouldn't say trigger blocks work exactly the same as spoilers, even if you explain the difference later, because this has led a lot of people to be confused about when to use each, maybe say similar to instead of exactly like.

For users who have trigger content hidden, which are the majority, trigger blocks work just like spoilers, with the detail of the TRIGGER WARNING text being part of the spoiler title. For users who have them shown, they work like quotes, with a TRIGGER WARNING heading text.

I believe that whoever decides to set them to be shown, should know the functionality of the trigger blocks.

Maybe include the actual options for how you do an alphabetical / numeric list.

Added.

Should probably explain how to get the topic / post / forum ids for the forum link tags.

Explained that, as differentiating between posts and topics is a bit confusing.

Thank you for all your suggestions. They've helped a lot with this guide. I hope you can find more improvements and flaws, I really appreciate it.

Onjit

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

excuse me you missed the ins tag

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A signature is a small piece of text that is attached to your posts. In it, you can enter just about anything you like. Perhaps you would like to enter your favourite quote or your star sign. It's up to you! In your signature you can use BBCode if it is allowed in this particular forum. You can see the features that are allowed/enabled listed below whenever you edit your signature.

Max length: 2,000 characters / Max lines: 20

HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

excuse me you missed the ins tag

Added, although use of that tag is really discouraged.

EDIT: The inserted text tag has has been modified to not make the text barely visible, so the tag can be used properly now.

Kizuna Ai

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

Thx..

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HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

I've updated this guide once again to allow new users to search for what they need even more easily.

• Each main category has a description, this should allow users to go where they have to go, instead of having to explore each category.

• A lot of empty space has been removed from the Basic Formatting category, while still looking clear.

• The Text Blocks and Embeds categories have had their content separated into spoilers.

Koya

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

HG's personal e-mail.

Probably not wise to add your email unless you enjoy spam, also why aren't emails automatically snipped?

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HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

Probably not wise to add your email unless you enjoy spam

I do enjoy spam. Also, it's not my business email.

also why aren't emails automatically snipped?

Honestly that would be a great addition.

Tomahawk

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

I don’t think you’ve explained how to embed a gif.

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

alos you didn tlist  taht you cna opn list inside itslef to make susb lists

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thanks hg for making this much better

Anatoly

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

And STICKY this please!!!

HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

I don’t think you’ve explained how to embed a gif.

Added exclusively for you.

alos you didn tlist  taht you cna opn list inside itslef to make susb lists

Added. Also took the chance to improve the example code to allow users to write lists in a cleaner way.

And STICKY this please!!!

This topic doesn't really need to be sticky. We already have a link to it below the text editor.

Anatoly

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

This topic doesn't really need to be sticky. We already have a link to it below the text editor.

Right. Even better.

HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

Added Horizontal Rules, which I didn't know could be used in these forums until now.

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

wait does this exist?!

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thanks hg for making this much better

MWstudios

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

I tried every HTML tag in BBcode and found two more tags:
Del, another form of S
Em, another form of I

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HG

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

I tried every HTML tag in BBcode and found two more tags:
Del, another form of S
Em, another form of I

Yeah, I knew of those tags. But we decided to keep only one alias to prevent potential confusion in the future, those being the ones shown in the BBCode editor.

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Re: Post Formatting Guide

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hr is quite nice

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thanks hg for making this much better