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vB Code
vB 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 vB 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 vB Codes you can use to format your messages.
vB 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 vB Code Parsing
[attach] Attachment
[Acronym] Acronym
[Blur] Blur
[devil] devil
[hide] hide
[high blue] high blue
[high green] high green
[high orange] high orange
[high red] high red
[High Yellow] High Yellow
[if] iframe
[Marquee] Marquee
[Rainbow] Rainbow
[Spoiler] Spoiler
[Table] Table
[youtube] YouTube BB Code
Incorrect vB Code Usage:
  • [url] www.vbulletin.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]myname@domain.com[/email]
[email=myname@domain.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output myname@domain.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://www.piratekingonline.com/forum/[/url]
[url=http://www.piratekingonline.com/forum/]Forums[/url]
Example Output http://www.piratekingonline.com/forum/
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://www.piratekingonline.com/forum//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://www.piratekingonline.com/forum//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://www.piratekingonline.com/forum//images/pko/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]http://www.piratekingonline.com/forum//images/pko/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output (Not linked)

(Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preseves 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]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival;335185]vBulletin[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
vBulletin
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Percival
vBulletin
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Percival View Post
vBulletin

Stop vB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of vB Code.
Usage [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage [noparse][b]vBulletin[/b][/noparse]
Example Output [b]vBulletin[/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

Acronym
pops up text
Usage [Acronym=Option]value[/Acronym]
Example Usage [Acronym=pretty neat huh?]Hover for message[/Acronym]
Example Output [Acronym=pretty neat huh?]Hover for message[/Acronym]

Blur
Blur text
Usage [Blur]value[/Blur]
Example Usage [Blur]This text appears blurred[/Blur]
Example Output [Blur]This text appears blurred[/Blur]

devil
Usage [devil]value[/devil]
Example Usage [devil]devil[/devil]
Example Output
devil

hide
With this tag you can hide some text and force members to answer or click the thank you button to see what you've posted.
Usage [hide]value[/hide]
Example Usage [hide]some text[/hide]
Example Output [hide]some text[/hide]

high blue
Usage [high blue]value[/high blue]
Example Usage [high blue]Highlight Blue[/high blue]
Example Output Highlight Blue

high green
Usage [high green]value[/high green]
Example Usage [high green]HighLight Green[/high green]
Example Output HighLight Green

high orange
highlight the text background to become orange
Usage [high orange]value[/high orange]
Example Usage [high orange]Orange bg[/high orange]
Example Output Orange bg

high red
Usage [high red]value[/high red]
Example Usage [high red]Highlight red[/high red]
Example Output Highlight red

High Yellow
highlighting you text to become yellow
Usage [High Yellow]value[/High Yellow]
Example Usage [High Yellow]Text here[/High Yellow]
Example Output [High Yellow]Text here[/High Yellow]

iframe
iframe
Usage [if]value[/if]
Example Usage [if]http://www.piratekingonline.com/[if]
Example Output [if]http://www.piratekingonline.com/[if]

Marquee
scrolls text left + right
Usage [Marquee]value[/Marquee]
Example Usage [Marquee]Scrolling text[/Marquee]
Example Output [Marquee]Scrolling text[/Marquee]

Rainbow
Rainbow colour text
Usage [Rainbow]value[/Rainbow]
Example Usage [Rainbow]Coloured text rawr[/Rainbow]
Example Output [Rainbow]Coloured text rawr[/Rainbow]

Spoiler
to hide spoiler information
Usage [Spoiler=Option]value[/Spoiler]
Example Usage [spoiler=Who's the most evil?]Kara is =D[/spoiler]
Example Output [spoiler=Who's the most evil?]Kara is =D[/spoiler]

Table
tables?
Usage [Table=Option]value[/Table]
Example Usage [table=Table Name]This is a nice table[/table]
Example Output [table=Table Name]This is a nice table[/table]

YouTube BB Code
embeds youtube
Usage [youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage [youtube]LwwnotiKVCM[/youtube]
Example Output


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