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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
[Admin]	Admin code
[copyright]	CopyRight
[divx]	Divx
[DM]	DailyMotion
[expand]	Expand
[GG]	GoogleVideo
[jtv]	jtv
[jtvl]	jtv live
[Mod]	Mod code
[mv]	Megavideo
[profile]	Profile Link
[SB]	SB
[sb2]	sb2
[spoil]	Spoiler Alert
[strike]	Strike through
[table]	table
[us]	US
[veoh]	veoh
[wmv]	WMV
[youtube]	Youtube
[[fb][/fb]]	Facebook
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.fightlockdown.com/forum[/url] [url=http://www.fightlockdown.com/forum]FightLockdown.com MMA Forum[/url]
Example Output	http://www.fightlockdown.com/forum FightLockdown.com MMA Forum

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.fightlockdown.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.fightlockdown.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.fightlockdown.com/forum/bi2/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.fightlockdown.com/forum/bi2/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>[/code]

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

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

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;379353]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output	[quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote] [quote=John Doe;379353]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]

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

Admin code
Admin notes
Usage	[Admin]value[/Admin]
Example Usage	[admin]Test message[/admin]
Example Output	[admin]Test message[/admin]

CopyRight

Usage	[copyright]value[/copyright]
Example Usage	[copyright=www.fightlockdown.com]Fightlockdown[/copyright]
Example Output	[copyright=www.fightlockdown.com]Fightlockdown[/copyright]

Divx

Usage	[divx]value[/divx]
Example Usage	[divx]http://download.divx.com/divxlabs/Apples_and_Oranges_Trailer_720-12Mbps.divx[/divx]
Example Output	[divx]http://download.divx.com/divxlabs/Apples_and_Oranges_Trailer_720-12Mbps.divx[/divx]

DailyMotion
Allows you to embed DailyMotion content. Simply insert the "video/" portion of the URL
Usage	[DM]value[/DM]
Example Usage	[dm]x1q79x[/dm]
Example Output	[dm]x1q79x[/dm]

Expand
Expand long texts
Usage	[expand]value[/expand]
Example Usage	[expand]text[/expand]
Example Output	[expand]text[/expand]

GoogleVideo
Allows you to embed and share Google videos! Simply insert the entire URL of video into [GG] tags.
Usage	[GG]value[/GG]
Example Usage	[gg]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5800298929344656449[/gg]
Example Output	[gg]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5800298929344656449[/gg]

jtv
jtv
Usage	[jtv]value[/jtv]
Example Usage	jtv
Example Output	jtv

jtv live
jtvl
Usage	[jtvl]value[/jtvl]
Example Usage	jtvl
Example Output	jtvl

Mod code
Moderator Notes
Usage	[Mod]value[/Mod]
Example Usage	[mod]Test message[/mod]
Example Output	[mod]Test message[/mod]

Megavideo

Usage	[mv]value[/mv]
Example Usage	[mv]TBP3H204[/mv]
Example Output	[mv]TBP3H204[/mv]

Profile Link

Usage	[profile]value[/profile]
Example Usage	[profile]plazzman[/profile]
Example Output	[profile]plazzman[/profile]

SB
SB
Usage	[SB]value[/SB]
Example Usage	sb
Example Output	sb

sb2
sb2
Usage	[sb2]value[/sb2]
Example Usage	sb2
Example Output	sb2

Spoiler Alert
This feature allows you to insert Spoiler Alerts into your posts.
Usage	[spoil]value[/spoil]
Example Usage	[spoil]Haza, I have spoiled it for you![/spoil]
Example Output	[spoil]Haza, I have spoiled it for you![/spoil]

Strike through
Allows you to strike through text.
Usage	[strike]value[/strike]
Example Usage	[strike]Test[/strike]
Example Output	[strike]Test[/strike]

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	[table]column 1\|column 2\|column 3[/table]

US
[us]egfewgewg[/us]
Usage	[us]value[/us]
Example Usage
Example Output

veoh

Usage	[veoh]value[/veoh]
Example Usage	[veoh]v763216b2dzn9hm[/veoh]
Example Output	[veoh]v763216b2dzn9hm[/veoh]

WMV
WMV
Usage	[wmv]value[/wmv]
Example Usage	WMV
Example Output	WMV

Youtube
Allows you to embed Youtube Videos. Simply insert the last jumble of letters after the "=" sign from the URL.
Usage	[youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage	[youtube]ApoYNepEb7s[/youtube]
Example Output	[youtube]ApoYNepEb7s[/youtube]

Facebook
Facebook tags
Usage	[[fb][/fb]]value[/[fb][/fb]]
Example Usage	[fb]<object width="606" height="455" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/13418056974" />
Example Output	[fb]<object width="606" height="455" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/13418056974" />

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