BB Code

1. Bold / Italic / Underline
   [b], [i], [u]
2. Highlight
   [highlight]
3. Left / Right / Center
   [left], [right], [center]
4. Indent
   [indent]
5. Email Linking
   [email]
6. URL Hyperlinking
   [url]
7. Question Linking
   [thread]
8. Post Linking
   [post]
9. Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
   [list]
10. Images
    [img]
11. Videos
    [video]
12. Code
    [code]
13. PHP Code
    [php]
14. HTML Code
    [html]
15. Quote
    [quote]
16. Stop BB Code Parsing
    [noparse]
17. Attachment
    [attach]
18. Math Markup
    [math]
19. Mention
    [mention]
20. Wikipedia Links
    [wiki]
21. YouTube Videos
    [youtube]

The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.

• • [b]value[/b]
  • [i]value[/i]
  • [u]value[/u]
  Usage
• • [b]this text is bold[/b]
  • [i]this text is italic[/i]
  • [u]this text is underlined[/u]
  Example Usage
• • this text is bold
  • this text is italic
  • this text is underlined
  Example Output

The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.

• • [left]value[/left]
  • [center]value[/center]
  • [right]value[/right]
  Usage
• • [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
  • [center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
  • [right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
  Example Usage
• this text is left-aligned

  this text is center-aligned

  this text is right-aligned
  Example Output

The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.

• [indent]value[/indent]
  Usage
• [indent]this text is indented[/indent]
  Example Usage

• this text is indented

  Example Output

The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

• • [email]value[/email]
  • [email=Option]value[/email]
  Usage
• • [email][email protected][/email]
  • [[email protected]]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
  Example Usage
• • [email protected]
  • Click Here to Email Me
  Example Output

The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

• • [url]value[/url]
  • [url=Option]value[/url]
  Usage
• • [url]https://www.askmehelpdesk.com[/url]
  • [url=https://www.askmehelpdesk.com]Ask Me Help Desk[/url]
  Example Usage
• • https://www.askmehelpdesk.com
  • Ask Me Help Desk
  Example Output

The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

• • [thread]threadid[/thread]
  • [thread=threadid]value[/thread]
  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 Usage
• • https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/showthread.php?t=42918
  • Click Me!
  Example Output

The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

• • [post]postid[/post]
  • [post=postid]value[/post]
  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 Usage
• • https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302
  • Click Me!
  Example Output

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.

• [list]value[/list]
  Usage
• [list]
  [*]list item 1
  [*]list item 2
  [/list]
  Example Usage
• • list item 1
  • list item 2
  Example Output

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).

• [list=Option]value[/list]
  Usage
• [list=1]
  [*]list item 1
  [*]list item 2
  [/list]
  
  [list=A]
  [*]list item 1
  [*]list item 2
  [/list]
  
  [list=a]
  [*]list item 1
  [*]list item 2
  [/list]
  Example Usage
• 1. list item 1
  2. list item 2

  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2

  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  Example Output

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.

• [img]value[/img]
  Usage
• • [img]https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/custom/vgo/images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/img] (Not linked)
  • [url=http://www.example.com] [img]https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/custom/vgo/images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/img] [/url] (Linked)
  Example Usage
• • (Not linked)
  • (Linked)
  Example Output

The [video] tag allows you to embed videos from various video services within your posts.

• [video]value[/video]
  Usage
• • [video=youtube;eOUq4Z6R7xI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUq4Z6R7xI[/video]
  Example Usage
• Example Output

The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.

• [code]value[/code]
  Usage
• [code]
  <script type="text/javascript">
  <!--
      alert("Hello world!");
  //-->
  </script>
  [/code]
  Example Usage
• Code:

  <script type="text/javascript">
  <!--
  	alert("Hello world!");
  //-->
  </script>

  Example Output

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.

• [php]value[/php]
  Usage
• [php]
  $myvar = 'Hello World!';
  for ($i = 0; \$i < 10; \$i++)
  {
      echo $myvar . "\n";
  }
  [/php]
  Example Usage
• PHP Code:

  $myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
} 

  Example Output

The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.

• [html]value[/html]
  Usage
• [html]
  <img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
  <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
  [/html]
  Example Usage
• HTML Code:

  <img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
  <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

  Example Output

The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.

• • [quote]Quote[/quote]
  • [quote=User Name]value[/quote]
  Usage
• • [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
  • [quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
  • [quote=John Doe;3900222]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
  Example Usage
• • 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
  Example Output

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

The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.

• [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
  Usage
• [noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
  Example Usage
• [b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]
  Example Output

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.

• [attach]attachmentid[/attach]
  Usage
• [attach]12345[/attach]
  Example Usage
• Example Output

The [math] tag lets you easily embed nicely formatted math in your questions and answers. The particular convention Ask Me Help Desk uses is mimeTex, a version of LaTeX. Please read the tutorial if you would like to use it extensively.

• [math]value[/math]
  Usage
• [math]x{\small_1}=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}[/math]
  Example Usage
• 
  Example Output

Mention an user to alert him or her to this post!

• [mention]value[/mention]
  Usage
• [mention]Username[/mention]
  Example Usage
• @Username;
  Example Output

Link to the corresponding wikipedia article for the word you tag.

• [wiki]value[/wiki]
  Usage
• [wiki]dinosaur[/wiki]
  Example Usage
• dinosaur
  Example Output

Post YouTube videos in your questions and answers! Just put the video ID between the youtube tag. The video ID is at the end of the URL in your browser's address bar. It's also on the YouTube page in the URL text box.

• [youtube]value[/youtube]
  Usage
• [youtube]IkEu-PdVlK0[/youtube]
  Example Usage
• Example Output