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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
[115ES] 115ES
[apropos] Apropos
[casio] casio
[codetags] Code Tag Video
[editorial] Editoral Comments
[fa] Font Awesome
[google] Google
[icode] iCode
[iCodeNS] Non-spacing iCode tag
[iCodeS] Spacing iCode tag
[man] Man Pages
[mod] Mod Notes
[patreon] Patreon
[rules] Rules Button
[s] Strikethrough
[search] Search
[sub] Subscript
[sup] Superscript
[table] table
[tutorial] You Tube Video Tutorial
[usernotes] User Notes
[youtube] YouTube
[youtube2] 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.unix.com[/url]
[url=https://www.unix.com]UNIX and Linux Forums[/url]
Example Output https://www.unix.com
UNIX and Linux 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.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/42918-comm-not-working-case-help.html
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.unix.com/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]https://www.unix.com//images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]https://www.unix.com//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=Member Name]value[/quote]
Example Usage [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe;303046379]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
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

115ES
Usage [115ES]value[/115ES]
Example Usage [115ES]Casio[/115ES]
Example Output [115ES]Casio[/115ES]

Apropos
Usage [apropos=Option]value[/apropos]
Example Usage [apropos=Linux]filename[/apropos]
Example Output filename

casio
Usage [casio]value[/casio]
Example Usage [casio]See YT Code Tag Video[/casio]
Example Output

Code Tag Video
Video
Usage [codetags]value[/codetags]
Example Usage [codetags]See YT Code Tag Video[/codetags]
Example Output
See YT Code Tag Video

Editoral Comments
Tag for editorial comments.
Usage [editorial]value[/editorial]
Example Usage [editorial]My Opinion ..[/editorial]
Example Output
Editorial Comment:
My Opinion ..

Font Awesome
Font Awesome
Usage [fa=Option]value[/fa]
Example Usage [fa="font-size:2em;"]fas fa-award[/fa]
Example Output

Google
Usage [google]value[/google]
Example Usage [google]terms[/google]
Example Output terms

iCode
The [icode] (inline-code) tag can be used to embed code fragments in normal text to maintain the flow of a sentence.
Usage [icode]value[/icode]
Example Usage [icode]Output goes here[/icode]
Example Output Output goes here

Non-spacing iCode tag
Similar to ICODE tags, but does not cause a break before or after the tagged text.
Usage [iCodeNS]value[/iCodeNS]
Example Usage "[iCodeNS]text here[/iCodeNS]'s [iCodeNS]more text[/iCodeNS]".
Example Output "[iCodeNS]text here[/iCodeNS]'s [iCodeNS]more text[/iCodeNS]".

Spacing iCode tag
Old iCode tag with leading and trailing spaces. The iCode tag was changed to behave like iCodeNS on 20161022 at 0550 PDT.
Usage [iCodeS]value[/iCodeS]
Example Usage "[iCodeS]text here[/iCodeS]'s [iCodeS]more text[/iCodeS]".
Example Output "[iCodeS]text here[/iCodeS]'s [iCodeS]more text[/iCodeS]".

Man Pages
https://www.unix.com/images/man.gif
Usage [man=Option]value[/man]
Example Usage [man=linux]man[/man]
Example Output man

Mod Notes
Usage [mod]value[/mod]
Example Usage [mod]important note here[/mod]
Example Output
Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment important note here

Patreon
Patreon
Usage [patreon]value[/patreon]
Example Usage [patreon]neounix[/patreon]
Example Output

Rules Button
Usage [rules]value[/rules]
Example Usage [rules]Please read the rules here.[/rules]
Example Output
Please read the rules here.

Strikethrough
Usage [s]value[/s]
Example Usage [s]test[/s]
Example Output test

Search
Usage [search]value[/search]
Example Usage [search]Please Search[/search]
Example Output
Please Search

Subscript
Make text that floats slightly below the main text.
Usage [sub]value[/sub]
Example Usage 1001[sub]2[/sub]
Example Output 10012

Superscript
Make text that floats slightly above the main text.
Usage [sup]value[/sup]
Example Usage 1001[sup]2[/sup]
Example Output 10012

table
With this vB code tables can be inserted into the post. Columns are seperated 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 1column 2column 3

You Tube Video Tutorial
Used by Mods / Admins to present video tutorials
Usage [tutorial]value[/tutorial]
Example Usage [tutorial]yAJn3CD2atU[/tutorial]
Example Output

User Notes
Usage [usernotes]value[/usernotes]
Example Usage [usernotes]Here are your user notes.[/usernotes]
Example Output
Here are your user notes.

YouTube
Embed a YouTube Video
Usage [youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage [youtube]Do5vj3D-OD4[/youtube]
Example Output

YouTube
Link in a YouTube video from an alternate YouTube server
Usage [youtube2=Option]value[/youtube2]
Example Usage [youtube]QQ8Fzd3eH0c[/youtube]
Example Output