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[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
[-]	Strikethrough
[google]	Google
[imgl]	Float Left
[imgr]	Float right
[marquee]	marquee
[wiki]	Wikipedia
[yt]	Youtube BB Code

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]alliedassault.us[/url] [url=alliedassault.us]Alliedassault[/url]
Example Output	alliedassault.us Alliedassault

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	alliedassault.us/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	alliedassault.us/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]alliedassault.us/images/greenfox/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]alliedassault.us/images/greenfox/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]vBulletin[/quote] [quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote] [quote=John Percival;895496]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

Strikethrough
Wrap these tags to used strikethrough text.
Usage	[-]value[/-]
Example Usage	[-]censored![/-]
Example Output	censored!

Google
Usage	[google]value[/google]
Example Usage	[google]torrentforge[/google]
Example Output	torrentforge

Float Left
Float and image to the left, wrap text around it!
Usage	[imgl]value[/imgl]
Example Usage	[imgl]http://www.fpsadmin.com/vb/tfimgl.gif[/imgl]
Example Output	http://www.fpsadmin.com/vb/tfimgl.gif

Float right
Float and image to the right, wrap text around it!
Usage	[imgr]value[/imgr]
Example Usage	[imgr]http://www.fpsadmin.com/vb/tfimr.gif[imgr]
Example Output	[imgr]http://www.fpsadmin.com/vb/tfimr.gif[imgr]

marquee
Highlight annoncements etc with scrolling text!
Usage	[marquee]value[/marquee]
Example Usage	[marquee]Annoying Scrolling text![/marquee]
Example Output	Annoying Scrolling text!

Wikipedia
Links to facts and dates without a seperate search!
Usage	[wiki]value[/wiki]
Example Usage	[wiki]wikipedia[/wiki]
Example Output	wikipedia

Youtube BB Code
Embeds You Tube Videos
Usage	[yt]value[/yt]
Example Usage	[yt]youtube code here[/yt ]
Example Output	[yt]youtube code here[/yt ]