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BB Code
BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message. Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB Code List
[b], [i], [u]	Bold / Italic / Underline
[color]	Color
[size]	Size
[font]	Font
[highlight]	Highlight
[left], [right], [center]	Left / Right / Center
[indent]	Indent
[email]	Email Linking
[url]	URL Hyperlinking
[thread]	Thread Linking
[post]	Post Linking
[list]	Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img]	Images
[code]	Code
[php]	PHP Code
[html]	HTML Code
[quote]	Quote
[noparse]	Stop BB Code Parsing
[attach]	Attachment
[abbr]	Abbreviation
[floatclear]	Clear float
[floatleft]	Float left
[floatright]	Float right
[gifv]	GIFV
[h2]	Headline 2
[h3]	Headline 3
[h4]	Headline 4
[maxwidth]	Max width
[mention]	Mention
[mp3]	Audio Player
[pre]	Preformatted
[s]	Strike-Through
[spoiler]	Spoiler
[spoiler]	Spoiler
[table]	table
[trianglechart]	Triangle Chart
[youtube]	YouTube
Incorrect BB Code Usage: [url] www.example.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to. [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Bold / Italic / Underline
The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.
Usage	[b]value[/b] [i]value[/i] [u]value[/u]
Example Usage	[b]this text is bold[/b] [i]this text is italic[/i] [u]this text is underlined[/u]
Example Output	this text is bold this text is italic this text is underlined

Color
The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.
Usage	[color=Option]value[/color]
Example Usage	[color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
Example Output	this text is blue

Size
The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.
Usage	[size=Option]value[/size]
Example Usage	[size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
Example Output	this text is two sizes larger than normal

Font
The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.
Usage	[font=Option]value[/font]
Example Usage	[font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Example Output	this text is in the courier font

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage	[highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage	[highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output	this text is highlighted

Left / Right / Center
The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.
Usage	[left]value[/left] [center]value[/center] [right]value[/right]
Example Usage	[left]this text is left-aligned[/left] [center]this text is center-aligned[/center] [right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
Example Output	this text is left-aligned this text is center-aligned this text is right-aligned

Indent
The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.
Usage	[indent]value[/indent]
Example Usage	[indent]this text is indented[/indent]
Example Output	this text is indented

Email Linking
The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[email]value[/email] [email=Option]value[/email]
Example Usage	[email]j.doe@example.com[/email] [email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output	j.doe@example.com Click Here to Email Me

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[url]value[/url] [url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage	[url]https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums[/url] [url=https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums]RPGWatch Forums[/url]
Example Output	https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums RPGWatch Forums

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[thread]threadid[/thread] [thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage	[thread]42918[/thread] [thread=42918]Click Me![/thread] (Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output	https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42918 Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[post]postid[/post] [post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage	[post]269302[/post] [post=269302]Click Me![/post] (Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output	https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302 Click Me!

Bulleted Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.
Usage	[list]value[/list]
Example Usage	[list] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list]
Example Output	list item 1 list item 2

Advanced Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).
Usage	[list=Option]value[/list]
Example Usage	[list=1] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list] [list=a] []list item 1 []list item 2 [/list]
Example Output	list item 1 list item 2 list item 1 list item 2

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.
Usage	[img]value[/img]
Example Usage	[img]https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/images/_blue/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.example.com] [img]https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/images/_blue/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output	(Not linked) (Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.
Usage	[code]value[/code]
Example Usage	[code] <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello world!"); //--> </script> [/code]
Example Output	Code: <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello world!"); //--> </script>

PHP Code
The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages.
Usage	[php]value[/php]
Example Usage	[php] $myvar = 'Hello World!'; for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { echo $myvar . "\n"; } [/php]
Example Output	PHP Code: `$myvar = 'Hello World!'; for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { echo $myvar . "\n"; }`

HTML Code
The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.
Usage	[html]value[/html]
Example Usage	[html] <img src="image.gif" alt="image" /> <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a> [/html]
Example Output	HTML Code: <img src="image.gif" alt="image" /> <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

Quote
The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.
Usage	[quote]Quote[/quote] [quote=User Name]value[/quote]
Example Usage	[quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe;1061681198]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Originally Posted by John Doe Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Originally Posted by John Doe Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage	[noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage	[noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output	[b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]

Attachment
The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.
Usage	[attach]attachmentid[/attach]
Example Usage	[attach]12345[/attach]
Example Output

Abbreviation
The HTML abbr tag as bbcode.
Usage	[abbr=Option]value[/abbr]
Example Usage	[abbr="Neverwinter Nights"]NWN[/abbr]
Example Output	NWN

Clear float
Clears floats.
Usage	[floatclear]value[/floatclear]
Example Usage	[floatclear][/floatclear]
Example Output

Float left
Insert a left floated element.
Usage	[floatleft=Option]value[/floatleft]
Example Usage	[floatleft="0 1em 0 0"]content[/floatleft]
Example Output	content

Float right
Float right
Usage	[floatright=Option]value[/floatright]
Example Usage	[floatright="1em"]content[/floatright]
Example Output	content

GIFV
Embeds a GIFV video (which is actually a WEBM or MP4 video).
Usage	[gifv]value[/gifv]
Example Usage	<gifv>https://i.imgur.com/A61SaA1.gifv</gifv>
Example Output	<gifv>https://i.imgur.com/A61SaA1.gifv</gifv>

Headline 2
The [h2] tag allows you to use headlines of type 2 as used on RPGWatch. It's usually slightly larger, bold and underlined text with a colored background. For comparison: h1 is used for a thread's title, h2 is used for individual post titles.
Usage	[h2]value[/h2]
Example Usage	[h2]The Use of Headlines[/h2]
Example Output	The Use of Headlines

Headline 3
The [h3] tag allows you to use headlines of type 3 as used on RPGWatch. It's usually bold text with a colored background, not underlined. For comparison: h1 is used for a thread's title, h2 is used for individual post titles.
Usage	[h3]value[/h3]
Example Usage	[h3]The Use of Headlines[/h3]
Example Output	The Use of Headlines

Headline 4
The [h4] tag allows you to use headlines of type 4 as used on RPGWatch. It's usually just bold text but could be changed some day. For comparison: h1 is used for a thread's title, h2 is used for individual post titles.
Usage	[h4]value[/h4]
Example Usage	[h4]The Use of Headlines[/h4]
Example Output	The Use of Headlines

Max width
CSS max-width property
Usage	[maxwidth=Option]value[/maxwidth]
Example Usage	[maxwidth]long content example[/maxwidth]
Example Output	[maxwidth]long content example[/maxwidth]

Mention
Mention an user to alert him or her to this post!
Usage	[mention]value[/mention]
Example Usage	[mention]Username[/mention]
Example Output	@Username;

Audio Player
Allows you to include mp3s for streaming. URLs must include http://
Usage	[mp3]value[/mp3]
Example Usage	[mp3]https://www.linktoyourmusic.com/song.mp3[/mp3]
Example Output

Preformatted
From w3.org: "This value prevents user agents from collapsing sequences of whitespace. Lines are only broken at newlines in the source, or at occurrences of "\A" in generated content."
Usage	[pre]value[/pre]
Example Usage	[pre]This looks like in the editor[/pre]
Example Output	This looks like in the editor

Strike-Through
Strike-through effect for text.
Usage	[s]value[/s]
Example Usage	This is [s]right[/s] wrong.
Example Output	This is right wrong.

Spoiler
Hides text
Usage	[spoiler]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage	[spoiler]test[/spoiler]
Example Output	Spoiler test

Spoiler
Hides text.
Usage	[spoiler=Option]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage	[spoiler=title]some text[/spoiler]
Example Output	Spoiler – title some text

table

With this vB code tables can be inserted into the post. Columns are separated by |, every new line is a new row.

Usage

[table]value[/table]

Example Usage

[table]column 1|column 2|column 3[/table]

Example Output

column 1

column 2

column 3

Triangle Chart
The [trianglechart=] bbcode lets you draw a triangle chart with three named corners.
Usage	[trianglechart=Option]value[/trianglechart]
Example Usage	[trianglechart="Character=0.9, Exploration=0.8, Story=0.6"]Roleplay Focus[/trianglechart]
Example Output

YouTube
Description - Use the movie code from the YouTube URL in your browser. For example, http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFwCCL0Vh6U
Usage	[youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage	[youtube]JFwCCL0Vh6U[/youtube]
Example Output	loading…

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The Use of Headlines

The Use of Headlines

The Use of Headlines