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], [justify] Left / Right / Center / Justify
[indent] Indent
[email] Email Linking
[url], [link] URL Hyperlinking
[list] Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img] Images
[html] HTML Code
[wiki] Wiki Markup
[quote] Quote
[css] CSS
[code] View Source Code HTML
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 / Justify
The [left], [right] and [center] and [justify] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.
Usage [left]value[/left]
[center]value[/center]
[right]value[/right]
[justify]value[/justify]
Example Usage [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
[center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
[right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
[justify]this text is justify-aligned[/justify]
Example Output
this text is left-aligned
this text is center-aligned
this text is right-aligned
this text is justify-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]demo@example.com[/email]
[email=demo@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output demo@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.exoplatform.org[/url]
[url=http://www.exoplatform.org]eXoPlaform Company[/url]
Example Output http://www.exoplatform.org
eXoPlaform Company

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) or attributes about css of <li>( for style of li example:disc, circle, square, none... ) .
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]

[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
  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://groups.google.com.vn/groups/img/3nb/groups_medium_vi.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.google.com.vn] [img]http://groups.google.com.vn/groups/img/3nb/groups_medium_vi.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output Google group (Not linked)

Google group (Linked)

Wiki
The [wiki] tag allows you to input wiki markup. Following syntaxes are supported: Confluence, XWiki, Creole, MediaWiki.
Usage [wiki=syntax]Wiki Markup[/wiki]
Example Usage [wiki=confluence]Makes text *strong*[/wiki]
[wiki=xwiki]Makes text **strong**[/wiki]
Example Output Makes text strong

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]
Example Output
Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

css
The [css] tag allows you to add div tag and set class Name for this it.
Usage [css:Option]value[/css]
Example Usage [css:highlight]Text is highlight[/img]
Example Output Text is highlight

CODE
The [code] tag allows you to view source code html.
Usage [code]value[/code]
Example Usage [code]<div>some text or code html</div>[/code]
Example Output
Code:
<div>some text or code html</div>