| Name | Format | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | [code]place code here[/code] | [code]<?php echo("hello world"); ?>[/code] | Code tags use fixed width fonts and are designed for displaying any type of code. |
| Source | [source]place code here[/source] | [source]<?php echo("hello world"); ?>[/source] | These work in the same way as [code] tags, but the code will be shown in colour. |
| Repeat | [repeat=number]text[/repeat] | [repeat=4]hello[/repeat] | These tags will repeat anything you place inside them. You can't nest repeat tags and there is a maxiumum repeat limit of 10. |
| Random | [random]start, end[/random] | [random]7, 12[/random] | This will output a random number from the start number and end number. The largest possible range is from -2,147,483,647 to 2,147,483,647. |
| Bold | [b]enter text here[/b] | [b]hello world[/b] | Text between these tags will be displayed as in bold. |
| Italic | [i]enter text here[/i] | [i]hello world[/i] | Text between these tags will be displayed as in italics. |
| Underline | [u]enter text here[/u] | [u]hello world[/u] | Text between these tags will be displayed underlined. |
| Strike | [s]enter text here[/s] | [s]hello world[/s] | Text between these tags will be striked out. |
| Sub | [sub]text[/sub] | H[sub]2[/sub]0 | This tag is used for subscript. The example above appears like this: H20. |
| Sup | [sup]text[/sup] | 12[sup]th[/sup] December | This tag is used for superscript. The example above appears like this: 12th December. |
| Fixed | [fixed]enter text here[/fixed] | [fixed]this text should be fixed[/fixed] | Text will be displayed using a monospace font. These tags are useful when displaying ascii art. |
| Rot13 | [rot13]enter encrypted or unencrypted text here[/rot13] | [rot13]hello world[/rot13] | The text will be encrypted or decrypted using the intentionally simple rotate 13 encryption method. |
| Center | [center]enter text here[/center] | [center]this text will be in the middle[/center] | Text between these tags will be horizontally centered. |
| Align | [align=position]enter text here[/align] | [align=right]this text will be to the right[/align] | Possible positions are left, center and right. |
| Highlight | [highlight]enter text here[/highlight] | [highlight]this text is very important[/highlight] | This will make text stand out and be seen quickly by the user. |
| Image | [img]enter image url here[/img] | [img]http://example.com/image.gif[/img] | These are used for showing an image located on the world wide web. You can combine these with the random tags to create random pictures each time someone views your message/signature. |
| Simple Link | [url]enter url here[/url] | [url]http://example.com[/url] | This will create a link to the site you specify, the link text will be the site minus the "http://" part. Just typing an URL into your message will convert it to a clickable link provided it starts with "http://". |
| Advanced Link | [url=enter url here]link text[/url] | [url=http://example.com]go to my site![/url] | This will create a link to the url you specify. The text will be the second part of the code. |
| Justify | [justify]message[/justify] | [justify]this text will be shown in a block[/justify] | Text between these tags will be justified, this can improve the look and make it easier to read. |
| [email]e-mail address[/email] | [email]me@example.com[/email] | This will change an e-mail address into a clickable e-mail address. Addressess are not spam-proofed, so use with caution! | |
| Colour | [colour=colour]message[/colour] | [colour=red]this text will be red[/colour] | You can use HTML colour codes like "#FF0000", actual colour names like "blue" or RGB values like "rgb(255,255,0)". You can also use the word "color" instead for the tags. |
| Font | [font=font name]message[/font] | [font=verdana]this text will be in verdana[/font] | You can use fonts like monospace, serif and sans-serif which will default to the ones predefined by the browser used to view your message. You can also use backup fonts like this: [font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif]hello world[/font]. |
| Size | [size=font size]enter text here[/size] | [size=xx-large]this text will be massive![/size] | You can use numbers between 1 to 7 and the following keywords: xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large and xx-large. |
| Bar | [bar]width in pixels[/bar] | [bar]48[/bar] | These tags are useful for creating charts. Remember that people have different resolutions. Using incredibly high values will only affect the post with them in, others are unaffected. |
| Spoiler | [spoiler]enter spoiler here[/spoiler] | [spoiler]he was married to his sister![/spoiler] | If you're going to give away plots and other secret information, it's a good idea to disguise it with these tags. |
| Simple Quote | [quote]enter quote text here[/quote] | [quote]please don't quote me[/quote] | If you don't know who said a quote, you can just leave the name part out with these simple quote tags. |
| Advanced Quote | [quote=quote info]quote text[/quote] | [quote=Someone]hello world[/quote] | Enter information about the quote such as the user and time. The main part will be the actual quote. |
| Reverse | [reverse]message[/reverse] | [reverse]this text will be unreadable![/reverse] | Text between these tags will be reversed. Don't combine this with other tags. |
| Table | [table]other table tags[/table] | [table][tr][td]this is a cell[/td][/tr][/table] | You can use [table], [tr], [th] and [td] tags to create tables. Attributes such as colspans, and rowspans can be placed inside [th] and [td] tags. |
| Capitals | [uc]enter text here[/uc] | [uc]hello world[/uc] | All the words between the tags will start with a capital letter. |
| List | [list type=list type]list items[/list] | [list type=upper-alpha] a short list [/list] | You can choose from many different types of lists:
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