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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
[attcap]	Attachment Caption
[blip]	Blip TV
[bv]	Break.com Video
[cap]	Zoom Image Caption
[cc]	Comedy Central
[ch]	College Humor
[ctv]	Current TV
[fod]	Funny or Die
[gt]	Game Trailers
[gv]	Google Video BB code
[LINKEDNEWSIMAGE]	Linked News Images
[ll]	Live Leak
[newsimg]	News Images
[sl]	Seven Load
[spoiler]	Spoiler
[strike]	Strike Text
[ta]	Trailer Addicit
[tmu]	tmu
[triplej]	Triple J
[vimeo]	Vimeo
[yt]	YouTube
[ytfull]	Youtube Full Size
[zoomimage]	Zoomimage
[zoomnews]	News Image with zoom
[zoomtext]	Zoomtext
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://www.zgeek.com/forum[/url] [url=http://www.zgeek.com/forum]ZGeek[/url]
Example Output	http://www.zgeek.com/forum ZGeek

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.zgeek.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.zgeek.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	list item 1 list item 2 list item 1 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.zgeek.com/forum/images/themes/theme_v5/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.zgeek.com/forum/images/themes/theme_v5/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;1533498]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

Attachment Caption
This code allows you to add captions to your attachment images. When your attachments are clicked, they will have this caption below the large image in the pop-out window. You use them so [attcap=1234] where 1234 = the attachment id, you can see the attachment id by hovering over the attachment and making a note of the URL it links to, it will include "attachmentid=". Or, if you're using inline attachments, the number between [ATTACH][/ATTACH] is the one you want. You may use bbcode such as [b] bold and [i] itallic to format your caption text.
Usage	[attcap=Option]value[/attcap]
Example Usage	[attcap=1234]My MINI[/attcap]
Example Output	My MINI

Blip TV
Look in the embedded code for "http://blip.tv/play/gpk27Kt8jflk" and copy the code after "http://blip.tv/play/". Insert that code "gpk27Kt8jflk" into the blip tags.
Usage	[blip]value[/blip]
Example Usage	[blip]gpk27Kt8jflk[/blip]
Example Output

Break.com Video
Place a left aligned Break.com player in your post. Just copy the numbers at the end of the Break.com URL. For example http://embed.break.com/NTM5NzM0 You just use "NTM5NzM0". You will find this in the embedded code sample on their site.
Usage	[bv]value[/bv]
Example Usage	[bv]NTM5NzM0[/bv]
Example Output	Click image to play video Move Close

Zoom Image Caption
Add a caption to your zoom image. This HAS to go directly after the zoom image BB code.
Usage	[cap]value[/cap]
Example Usage	[cap]Fart[/cap]
Example Output	Fart

Comedy Central
Copy the video id from the embedded code. ie: src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:220252" You want the last set of numbers 220252
Usage	[cc]value[/cc]
Example Usage	[cc]220252[/cc]
Example Output

College Humor
Grab the link code from the video's embeded details. ie: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1886349 Copy the number after the ":" ie: 1886349 Put that between the bbcode and your done!
Usage	[ch]value[/ch]
Example Usage	[ch]1886349[/ch]
Example Output

Current TV
Add a video from http://www.current.com/ in full size
Usage	[ctv]value[/ctv]
Example Usage	[ctv]http://current.com/e/89204971/en_US[/ctv]
Example Output

Funny or Die
Place a clip from Funny or Die in your post. Just copy the number at the end of the url!
Usage	[fod]value[/fod]
Example Usage	[fod]168[/fod]
Example Output	Click image to play video Move Close

Game Trailers
Copy the video id from the URL. ie: src="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47807.html" You want the last set of numbers 47807
Usage	[gt]value[/gt]
Example Usage	[gt]47807[/gt]
Example Output

Google Video BB code
Embbeds Google Video's
Usage	[gv]value[/gv]
Example Usage	[gv]841651212169523424[/gv]
Example Output

Linked News Images
This is for entering linked images for the front page news. It left aligns and does a few other things to make your image sit correctly on the front page while providing you with a linked image.
Usage	[LINKEDNEWSIMAGE=Option]value[/LINKEDNEWSIMAGE]
Example Usage
Example Output

Live Leak
Adds a full size video from http://www.liveleak.com/ Just grab the embeded code from the video and locate the ID number. Look on the last line for this "http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=IDNUMBERHERE"
Usage	[ll]value[/ll]
Example Usage	[ll]c94_1224161572[/ll]
Example Output

News Images
This is for entering images for the front page news. It left aligns and does a few other things to make your image sit correctly on the front page.
Usage	[newsimg]value[/newsimg]
Example Usage
Example Output

Seven Load
Find the Embedded URL ie: http://en.sevenload.com/pl/jepQssV/445x364/swf Copy the details between pl/ and /swf and put that in the tag.
Usage	[sl]value[/sl]
Example Usage	[sl]jepQssV/445x364[/sl]
Example Output

Spoiler
Hide text, the user has to click a button to show it.
Usage	[spoiler]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage	[spoiler]You are gay[/spoiler]
Example Output	Hidden content: (may contain spoilers and traces of nut) You are gay

Strike Text
Strike out text.
Usage	[strike]value[/strike]
Example Usage	[strike]Bottoms[/strike]
Example Output	~~Bottoms~~

Trailer Addicit
Places a link in your post that will zoom out to play a trailer from http://www.traileraddict.com/ All you need is the ID of the trailer which you will find in the embeded coded. ie: http://www.traileraddict.com/emb/6329 the ID is 6329
Usage	[ta]value[/ta]
Example Usage	[ta]6329[/ta]
Example Output

tmu

Usage	[tmu]value[/tmu]
Example Usage	[tmu]stuffhere[/tmu]
Example Output

Triple J
Get the ID from the embeded code. ie: id="audio_s2615836" Chop out the audio_ so you are left with the number. In this case s2615836 Put that between the tags.
Usage	[triplej]value[/triplej]
Example Usage	[triplej]s2615836[triplej]
Example Output	[triplej]s2615836[triplej]

Vimeo
Adds a full size video from http://www.vimeo.com/ Just grab the embeded code from the video and locate the ID number. Look on the last line for this "http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=IDNUMBERHERE"
Usage	[vimeo]value[/vimeo]
Example Usage	[vimeo]1700732[/vimeo]
Example Output

YouTube
Place a left aligned youtube player in your post. Just copy the numbers at the end of the Youtube URL. For example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3oAjBwteHo You just use "J3oAjBwteHo"
Usage	[yt]value[/yt]
Example Usage	[yt]05Ey7S6Iogc[/yt]
Example Output	Click image to play video Move Close

Youtube Full Size
Adds a full size Youtube player to your post. Just copy the numbers at the end of the Youtube URL. For example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3oAjBwteHo You just use "J3oAjBwteHo"
Usage	[ytfull]value[/ytfull]
Example Usage	[ytfull]mmcHwEn0m7U[/ytfull]
Example Output

Zoomimage
Use this code to show an image from a HTML link.
Usage	[zoomimage=Option]value[/zoomimage]
Example Usage	[zoomimage=URL to the image]Text link[/zoomimage]
Example Output	Text link

News Image with zoom
Add a left aligned thumbnail to your post. When it is clicked, the larger image pops open.
Usage	[zoomnews=Option]value[/zoomnews]
Example Usage	[zoomnews=http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/1/0/8/img_1464.jpg]http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/1/0/8/img_1464_thumb.jpg[/zoomnews]
Example Output

Zoomtext
If you want to have a text content box open on a HTML link, use this code. This could be used for spoilers etc.
Usage	[zoomtext=Option]value[/zoomtext]
Example Usage	[zoomtext=the content you want to hide]link text[/zoomtext]
Example Output	link text the content you want to hide

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