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	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] [attach] Attachment [s] Strike [spoiler] Spoiler [tiny] Indescriminable

	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.oddworldforums.net[/url] [url=http://www.oddworldforums.net]Oddworld Forums[/url] Example Output http://www.oddworldforums.net Oddworld 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.oddworldforums.net/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.oddworldforums.net/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.oddworldforums.net/images/statusicon/native/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]http://www.oddworldforums.net/images/statusicon/native/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]vBulletin[/quote] [quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote] [quote=John Percival;637268]vBulletin[/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

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

	Strike Strike-through text. Usage [s]value[/s] Example Usage [s]this is strike-through text[/s] Example Output this is strike-through text

	Spoiler The spoiler tag hides sensitive text, and only appears when you mouse-over the hidden text. Usage [spoiler]value[/spoiler] Example Usage [spoiler]this text is hidden[/spoiler] Example Output this text is hidden

	Indescriminable This is like, so totally, like 0.3em text size. Usage [tiny]value[/tiny] Example Usage [tiny]So verrrrry tiny, I believe...[/tiny] Example Output So verrrrry tiny, I believe...