BBCode tags

BBCode tags let you format text in your profile and message-board postings. It's similar to HTML, but simpler. The tags start with a [ (where you would have used < in HTML) and end with ] (where you would have used > in HTML).

Examples
[b]Bold[/b]Bold
[i]Italic[/i]Italic
[u]Underline[/u]Underline
[size=15]Big text[/size]Big text
[color=red]Red text[/color]Red text
[url=http://google.com/]Google[/url]Google
[quote]Quoted text[/quote]use for quoted blocks of text
[img]http://example.com/pic.jpg[/img]use to display an image
[code]Code snippet here[/code]use to display some code
[pre]Pre-formatted text[/pre]use to display pre-formatted (usually monospaced) text
[list]
* Item 1
*Item2
[/list]
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
[trac]#1[/trac] or [trac]ticket:1[/trac]use to link to Trac ticket on BOINC website: #1
[trac]wiki:WebForum[/trac]use to link to Trac Wiki on BOINC website: WebForum
[trac]changeset:12345[/trac]use to link to SVN changeset on BOINC website: [12345]

If you don't close a tag or don't specify a parameter correctly, the raw tag itself will display instead of the formatted text.



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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant NSF-0200852 and by the Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the investigators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or the MPG.

Copyright © 2009 Bruce Allen for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration