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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
[ins] Inserted Text
[itemlink] WARDB Item
[live] Live Gamer Tag Card
[s] Strikethrough Text
[spoiler] Spoiler
[spore] Spore Widget
[warguild] WAR Roster
[waritem] WARDB Item
[waritem] WARDB Item
[warnpc] WARDB NPC
[warquest] WARDB Quest
[warspell] WARDB Spell
[warspell] WARDB Spell
[wiki] Wikipedia Article
[youtube] YouTube Video
[item] Wowhead Item Links
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]http://forums.renegade-legion.org[/url]
[url=http://forums.renegade-legion.org]Renegade Legion Forums[/url]
Example Output http://forums.renegade-legion.org
Renegade Legion 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 http://forums.renegade-legion.org/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 http://forums.renegade-legion.org/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
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. 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]http://forums.renegade-legion.org/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://forums.renegade-legion.org/images/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;181666]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe View Post
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

Inserted Text
The [ins] tag allows you to mark text that has been inserted into a post.
Usage [ins]value[/ins]
Example Usage [ins]Text added to a post[/ins]
Example Output Text added to a post

WARDB Item
Warhammer Online Item
Usage [itemlink]value[/itemlink]
Example Usage [itemlink]4480[/itemlink]
Example Output Item #4480

Live Gamer Tag Card
Insert your Xbox Live Gamer Tag into a post.
Usage [live]value[/live]
Example Usage [live]Major Nelson[/live]
Example Output

Strikethrough Text
The [s] tag allows you to make text appear that it has been deleted.
Usage [s]value[/s]
Example Usage [s]Text to be deleted[/s]
Example Output Text to be deleted

Spoiler
[spoiler]The answer to life, the unvierse and everything is 42.[/spoiler]
Usage [spoiler]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage [spoiler]A spoiler[/spoiler]
Example Output
Spoiler:
A spoiler

Spore Widget
Usage [spore]value[/spore]
Example Usage [spore]FusionReaktor[/spore]
Example Output

WAR Roster
Usage [warguild]value[/warguild]
Example Usage [warguild][/warguild]
Example Output

WARDB Item
Warhammer Online Item
Usage [waritem]value[/waritem]
Example Usage [waritem]4480[/waritem]
Example Output Item #4480

WARDB Item
Warhammer Online Item
Usage [waritem=Option]value[/waritem]
Example Usage [waritem=full-medium]4480[/waritem]. Tip: You can use "text", "full-small", "full-medium" and "full-large"
Example Output Item #4480. Tip: You can use "text", "full-small", "full-medium" and "full-large"

WARDB NPC
Warhammer Online NPC
Usage [warnpc]value[/warnpc]
Example Usage [npc]44583[/npc]
Example Output [npc]44583[/npc]

WARDB Quest
Warhammer Online Quest
Usage [warquest]value[/warquest]
Example Usage [warquest]47301[/warquest]
Example Output Quest #47301

WARDB Spell
Warhammer Online Spell
Usage [warspell]value[/warspell]
Example Usage [warspell]245[/warspell]
Example Output Spell #245

WARDB Spell
Warhammer Online Spell
Usage [warspell=Option]value[/warspell]
Example Usage [spell=full-medium]245[/spell]. Tip: You can use "text", "full-small", "full-medium" and "full-large"
Example Output [spell=full-medium]245[/spell]. Tip: You can use "text", "full-small", "full-medium" and "full-large"

Wikipedia Article
To link to an article on Wikipedia article using the [wiki=article_title]Link description[/wiki].
Usage [wiki=Option]value[/wiki]
Example Usage [wiki=Wikipedia]Wiki article on Wikipedia[/wiki]
Example Output Wiki article on Wikipedia

YouTube Video
To link a YouTube video, copy the highlighted part of the URL from the address bar, e.g. http://www.youtube.com/v/tScm-eZInBE and paste it between the tags: [youtube]tScm-eZInBE[/youtube]
Usage [youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage [youtube]tScm-eZInBE[/youtube]
Example Output

Wowhead Item Links
Usage [item]value[/item]
Example Usage [item]Netherwind Pants[/item]
Example Output [Netherwind Pants]


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