BBcode
BBcode allows you to format your text using codes enclosed in brackets.
BBcode is shown below in red.Hyperlink
www.DarwinAwards.com
[url]MillerLiteRocks.com[url]
[url=http://DarwinAwards.com]Darwin Rules[/url]Email Link
[email]ted@prime-web.com[/email] Bold, Italics, Underline, Strikeout
Hello, [b]James[/b]
Hello, [i]Mary[/i]Did you read [u]Catcher in the Rye[/u]?
My [strike]reprehensible[/strike] esteemed colleague...Center
[center]This issue is central![/center]
Superscripts & Subscripts
Only numbers are allowed in superscripts and subscripts.
a2 + b2 = c2
a[sup]2[/sup] + b[sup]2[/sup] = c[sup]2[/sup]C6H12O6
C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]12[/sub]O[sub]6[/sub]Big, Bigger, Biggest
Normal Size
[big]Big[/big]
[bigger]Bigger[/bigger]
[biggest]Biggest[/biggest]Images
The "http://" part of the URL is REQUIRED for the [img] tag to work.[img]http://www.prime-web.com/Ultimate20/tline.gif[/img]
Emoticons
Emoticons are keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a smile :) or a frown :(. This forum automatically converts certain emoticons to a graphical representation.
type: or type: and you'll get: :) :smile 
smile :( :frown 
frown :o :red 
red face :D :grin 
big grin ;) :wink 
wink :p 
tongue :cool 
cool :rolleyes 
rolled eyes :angry 
angry :eek 
eek! :confused 
confused :evil 
evil grin :fish 
darwin fish :exclaim 
exclamation :up 
thumbs up :down 
thumbs down :check 
check :target 
target :truce 
truce :heart 
heart :sardonic 
sardonic :skull 
skull :tree 
tree :water 
water :Plains 
plains :fire 
fire
Special Characters
You can use special characters in your posts if you type them in a text editor such as Notepad or Word. Hold down the ALT key, and type the ASCII number with the keypad (not the keys on the main part of the keyboard.) The character appears when you release the ALT key. Or you can copy and paste them from this page. Anyone who is using a font that includes these special characters will be able to see it. Names of some symbols are given in case your browser font won't show them properly here.Commonly used special characters and their ASCII codes:
À 0192
à 133
á 160
â 131
ä 132
Æ 146
æ 145Ç 128
ç 135è 138
é 130
ê 136
ë 137ì 141
í 161
î 140
ï 139µ 230 (mu;
'micro-' symbol)Ñ 165
ñ 164ò 149
ó 162
ô 147
ö 148
Π0140 (OE digraph)
œ 0156 (oe digraph)ß 225 (German es-zed [ss])
ù 151
ú 163
û 150
ü 129¿ 168 (Spanish; initial question mark)
¡ 173 (Spanish; initial exclamation mark)™ 0153 (trademark symbol [TM])
© 0169 (Copyright symbol)
® 0174 (registered-mark symbol)
° 248 (degree symbol)
± 241¢ 155 (cent)
£ 156 (pound sterling)Thanks to Stuart Herring for the list and explanation.
Quoting Other Messages
To reference something something specific that someone has posted, just cut and paste the applicable verbage and enclose it in [quote] tags.BBcode automatically blockquotes the text you reference.
[QUOTE]Ask not what your country can do for you....
ask what you can do for your country.[/QUOTE]
Unordered list:
[list]
[*] item1
[*] item2
[/list]
- item1
- item2
Ordered alphabetical list:
[list=A]
[*] item1
[*] item2
[/list]
- item1
- item2
Ordered numerical list:
[list=1]
[*] item1
[*] item2
[/list]
- item1
- item2
Incorrect BBcode Usage
[url] www.prime-web.com [/url]
Don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.[email]ted@prime-web.com[email]
The end brackets must enclose a forward slash ([/email])