BBCode

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BBCode (Bulletin Board Code) is a set of formatting tags used by MFGG's Invision software and various other message boards. They can be used to apply various color and formatting styles to text, usually done to make posts more interesting or to stand out more.

BBCode Reference

Formatting	Tags	Description	Example
Bold	[b] [/b]	Makes text bold	Bold Text
Italic	[i] [/i]	Makes text italic	Italic Text
Underline	[u] [/u]	Underlines text	Underlined Text
Strikeout	[s] [/s]	Strikes out text	Strikeout Text
Email	[email] [/email]	Links to an email address	example@email.com
URL	[url] [/url]	Displays a URL	www.something.com
Size	[size='x'] [/size]	Changes size of text. 'x' can range from -7 to 23, default is 2	Large Text
Font	[font='face'] [/font]	Changes font of text. 'face' must be the name of a font on the user's computer, but some fonts do not work	Courier font
Color	[color='color'] [/color]	Changes color of text. 'color' must be the name of a color, such as "red", or its hexadecimal value, such as "#FF0000"	Red Text
Image	[img] [/img]	Displays an image
List	[list='type'] [/list]	Creates a list. 'type' can be omitted for a bulleted list, 'i' for a Roman numeral list, 'a' for and alphabetical list, or '1' for a numbered list. A [*] tag precedes each list item	Item 1 Item 2
Quote	[quote='info'] [/quote]	Displays quoted text. 'info' is optional	QUOTE Quoted text
Code	[code] [/code]	Displays code without formatting	CODE Code here
SQL	[sql] [/sql]	Displays SQL with syntax highlighting	SQL SQL here
HTML	[html] [/html]	Displays HTML with syntax highlighting	HTML HTML here
Superscript	[sup] [/sup]	Superscripts text	Text superscript
Subscript	[sub] [/sub]	Subscripts text	Text subscript
Spoilers	[spoiler] [/spoiler]	Hides spoilers, must be highlighted to read	Spoilers: Snape kills Dumbledore
Enable HTML	[doHTML] [/doHTML]	Allows usage of some HTML tags	HTML-enabled text
Emoticon	Varies, tag list is here	Displays an emoticon in the post without the need for [img] tags.	http://mfgg.taloncrossing.com/html/emoticons/soveryhappy.gif

MFGG's main site also uses a watered-down version of BBCode. Some of the basic functions such as [url], [quote], and font ([b], [u], [i]) tags are built in.