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  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <p> <span> <div> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <img> <map> <area> <hr> <br> <br /> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <table> <caption> <tbody> <tr> <td> <em> <b> <u> <i> <strong> <del> <ins> <sub> <sup> <quote> <blockquote> <pre> <address> <code> <cite> <embed> <object> <param> <strike>

    This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

    For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

    Tag DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Anchors are used to make links to other pages.<a href="https://chelmsfordmc.co.uk">Chelmsford Motor Club</a>Chelmsford Motor Club
    By default paragraph tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones.<p>Paragraph one.</p> <p>Paragraph two.</p>

    Paragraph one.

    Paragraph two.
    No help provided for tag span.
    No help provided for tag div.
    Heading<h1>Title</h1>

    Title
    Heading<h2>Subtitle</h2>

    Subtitle
    Heading<h3>Subtitle three</h3>

    Subtitle three
    Heading<h4>Subtitle four</h4>

    Subtitle four
    Heading<h5>Subtitle five</h5>
    Subtitle five
    Heading<h6>Subtitle six</h6>
    Subtitle six
    No help provided for tag img.
    No help provided for tag map.
    No help provided for tag area.
    No help provided for tag hr.
    By default line break tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. Use of this tag is different because it is not used with an open/close pair like all the others. Use the extra " /" inside the tag to maintain XHTML 1.0 compatibilityText with <br />line breakText with
    line break
    By default line break tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. Use of this tag is different because it is not used with an open/close pair like all the others. Use the extra " /" inside the tag to maintain XHTML 1.0 compatibilityText with <br />line breakText with
    line break
    Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>
    • First item
    • Second item
    Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>
    1. First item
    2. Second item
    No help provided for tag li.
    Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>
    First term
    First definition
    Second term
    Second definition
    No help provided for tag dt.
    No help provided for tag dd.
    Table<table> <tr><th>Table header</th></tr> <tr><td>Table cell</td></tr> </table>
    Table header
    Table cell
    No help provided for tag caption.
    No help provided for tag tbody.
    No help provided for tag tr.
    No help provided for tag td.
    Emphasized<em>Emphasized</em>Emphasized
    Bolded<b>Bolded</b>Bolded
    Underlined<u>Underlined</u>Underlined
    Italicized<i>Italicized</i>Italicized
    Strong<strong>Strong</strong>Strong
    Deleted<del>Deleted</del>Deleted
    Inserted<ins>Inserted</ins>Inserted
    Subscripted<sub>Sub</sub>scriptedSubscripted
    Superscripted<sup>Super</sup>scriptedSuperscripted
    No help provided for tag quote.
    Block quoted<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
    Block quoted
    Preformatted<pre>Preformatted</pre>
    Preformatted
    No help provided for tag address.
    Coded text used to show programming source code<code>Coded</code>Coded
    Cited<cite>Cited</cite>Cited
    No help provided for tag embed.
    No help provided for tag object.
    No help provided for tag param.
    No help provided for tag strike.

    Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

    If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

    Character DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Ampersand&amp;&
    Greater than&gt;>
    Less than&lt;<
    Quotation mark&quot;"
  • Email addresses will be obfuscated in the page source to reduce the chances of being harvested by spammers.
  • If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
    SmileyAcronyms
    *dance4**dance4* *DANCE* :dance:
    *unknw**unknw* *DONT_KNOW* *UNKNOWN* :HZ: :hz:
    *mamba**mamba* *WASSUP* *SUP* *MAMBA* :MAMBA:
    *bomb**bomb* @=
    *good**good* *THUMBS%%_%%UP* :GOOD: :good: *GOOD* *THUMBS UP*
    *music2**music2* [:-} [:} [:-}
    *i-m_so_happy**i-m_so_happy* *HAPPY* :happy: :HAPPY: :Happy: ^^
    *dash1**dash1* *DASH* *WALL*
    *diablo**diablo* ]:-> }:-> ]:> }:> >:-] >:] (6) :diablo: *DIABLO*
    *cray2**cray2* :'( :'-(
    *mail1**mail1* *WRITE* *MAIL*
    *aggressive**aggressive* >:o >:O >+O >:o >+o :-@ :angry:
    *sad**sad* :-( :( +( =( :-(( :(( +(( =(( :sad:
    *lol**lol* *LOL* :-)) :)) =)) +)) :-))) :))) :lol:
    *fool**fool* :-| :| =| :-|
    *pardon**pardon* *PARDON* =] :PARDON: :pardon:
    *secret**secret* :-X :-x X: x: :-# :# :secret:
    *give_rose**give_rose* @}->-- @}-:-- @>}--,-`--- (F) (f) @}->--
    *stop**stop* *STOP* :stop:
    *drinks**drinks* *DRINK* :drink:
    *air_kiss**air_kiss* *KISSED*
    *boredom**boredom* *TIRED* |-0 :boredom:
    *ok**ok* *OK*
    *blum3**blum3* :-P :P :-p :p +P =P +p =p :-b :b +b =b :tongue:
    *blush**blush* :-[ :[ ;'> ;-. :blush:
    *new_russian**new_russian* \m/ \M/
    *kiss2**kiss2* :-* :* :-{} :{} +{} ={} ^.^ :kiss: *KISS*
    *mosking**mosking* *JOKINGLY* 8P 8p
    *kiss3**kiss3* *KISSING*
    *pleasantry**pleasantry* *db* :db:
    *ROFL**ROFL* *ROFL* :ROFL: :rofl: :-)))) :-))))) :-)))))) :)))) :))))) :)))))) =)))) =))))) =))))))
    *bye**bye* *BYE*
    *yes3**yes3* *YES*
    *dirol**dirol* 8-) 8) B) :COOL: :cool:
    *nea**nea* *NO* *NO*
    *acute**acute* ;D *ACUTE*
    *sorry2**sorry2* *SORRY* :sorry:
    *wacko**wacko* %) %-) :-$ :$ :wacko: :WACKO:
    *smile**smile* :-) :) +) =) :smile:
    *preved**preved* *HELLO* *PREVED* *PRIVET* *HI*
    *biggrin**biggrin* :-D :D +D =D :biggrin:
    *help**help* *HELP*
    *shok**shok* =-O =O =-o =0 O_O O_o o_O O_0 o_0 0_O 0_o
    *scratch_one-s_head**scratch_one-s_head* *SCRATCH*
    *crazy**crazy* *CRAZY* :crazy:
    *angel**angel* O:-) O:) O+) O=) 0:-) 0:) 0+) 0=) (A) (a)
    *man_in_love**man_in_love* *IN%%_%%LOVE* *IN LOVE*
    *wink**wink* ;-) ;) ^_~ :wink:
    *clapping**clapping* *BRAVO* :BRAVO: :bravo: :clapping:
    *yahoo**yahoo* *YAHOO* *YAHOO!* :YAHOO: :yahoo:
    *bad**bad* :-! :! :-~ ;-~ :(~ +(~ =(~ :bad:
    *beee**beee* :-\ :-/ :\ :-\
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

Extensible BBCode

  • No HTML tags allowed.

  • Allowed BBCode tags:

    Tag descriptionYou TypeYou Get
    [abbr]
    Identifies the content as an abbreviation and displays the full meaning in a tooltip.    		[abbr=et cetera]etc.[/abbr]etc.
    [acronym]
    Puts a tooltip over the contained text, which displays the full meaning of the acronym.    		[acronym=PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor]PHP[/acronym]PHP
    [b]
    Bold text    		[b]bold[/b]bold
    [center]
    Aligns text in the center.    		[center]Centered text[/center]

    Centered text
    [code]
    Formats the content text as code, in Monospace and with a grey box around it. BBCode tags within this tag will not be parsed.    		[code]def fib (n):
    a, b = 0, 1
    for i in xrange(n):
    a, b = b, a + 1
    return a[/code]
    def fib (n): a, b = 0, 1 for i in xrange(n): a, b = b, a + 1 return a
    [color]
    Changes the color. You may enter a color word (red) or a hex code with hash sign (#ff0)    		[color=#f80]Orange text[/color]Orange text
    [define]
    Formats a definition list.    		[define]
    --verbose:This will start the program with full debug messages.
    --in=IN:This will set the input file to IN.
    --out=OUT:This will write output to OUT.
    [/define]
    --verbose
    This will start the program with full debug messages.
    --in=IN
    This will set the input file to IN.
    --out=OUT
    This will write output to OUT.
    [font]
    Changes the font of the text.    		[font=arial]Text[/font]Text
    [h1]
    Level 1 heading. You may want to restrict access to the level 1 and level 2 headings for ordinary users.    		[h1]Title[/h1]

    Title
    [h2]
    Level 2 heading. Use this as the top level on non-node content, as level 1 is used by the site header.    		[h2]Volume[/h2]

    Volume
    [h3]
    Level 3 heading. Use this as the top level within nodes as levels 1 and 2 are used by the site and node title.    		[h3]Chapter[/h3]

    Chapter
    [h4]
    Level 4 heading.    		[h4]Section[/h4]

    Section
    [h5]
    Level 5 heading.    		[h5]Sub-section[/h5]
    Sub-section
    [h6]
    Level 6 heading.    		[h6]Sub-sub-section[/h6]
    Sub-sub-section
    [hr]
    Horizontal divider.    		[hr]
    [i]
    Italic text    		[i]italic[/i]italic
    [img]
    Displays a picture. The size may be set by entering widthxheight as the only option.    		[img=65x73]
    /themes/bartik/logo.png
    [/img]    		IMAGE( /themes/bartik/logo.png )
    [justify]
    Aligns text as a justified block.    		[justify]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[/justify]

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
    [left]
    Aligns text on the left side.    		[left]Left-aligned text[/left]

    Left-aligned text
    [list]
    Formats a list. ol and ul may be entered as an option, making the list items numbered or non-numbered.    		[list=ol]
    [*]Apples
    [*]Oranges
    [*]Bananas
    [/list]
    1. Apples
    2. Oranges
    3. Bananas
    [node]
    Links to a certain node. Unlike a [url] tag, this is passed through the linking function and returns the alias of the node.    		[node=1]Node #1[/node]Node #1
    [php]
    This colors the syntax of PHP code using the in-built PHP highlighting library.    		[php]<?php
    echo 'Hello World' . 5 . $variable;
    ?>[/php]
    <?php
         echo 'Hello World' . 5 . $variable;
    ?>
    [quote]
    Formats a quote.    		[quote]This text is quoted.[/quote]
    This text is quoted.
    [right]
    Aligns text on the right side.    		[right]Right-aligned text[/right]

    Right-aligned text
    [s]
    Stricken-through text    		[s]this sentence is false[/s]this sentence is false
    [size]
    Changes the text size. This requires the unit (pt, px, em) of the size.    		[size=16pt]Text[/size]Text
    [sub]
    Sets text to be smaller and below the line.    		a[sub]i,j[/sub]ai,j
    [sup]
    Sets text to be set smaller and above the line.    		x[sup]2[/sup]x2
    [u]
    Underlined text    		[u]underlined[/u]underlined
    [url]
    Formats a Hyperlink.    		[url=http://drupal.org]Drupal.org[/url]Drupal.org
    [wikipedia]
    Formats a link to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.    		[wikipedia]Drupal[/wikipedia]Drupal
    [youtube]
    Embed a Youtube video.    		[youtube=224x126]rF1X12PE6PY[/youtube]
    [ol]
    Formats a numbered list of items.    		[ol][*] fruit
    [**] apples
    [**] bananas
    [*] animals
    [**] cat
    [**] dog[/ol]
    1. fruit
      1. apples
      2. bananas
    2. animals
      1. cat
      2. dog
    [ul]
    Formats a non-numbered list of items.    		[ul][*] fruit
    [**] apples
    [**] bananas
    [*] animals
    [**] cat
    [**] dog[/ul]
    • fruit
      • apples
      • bananas
    • animals
      • cat
      • dog
    [table]
    Create a table from comma-separated data. The tag option contains an optional caption and column headers; a prefix of ! or # aligns the column to the center or the right, respectively.    		[table=Caption;!Item,Color,#Amount]
    Fish,Red,1
    Fish,Blue,2
    [/table]
    Caption
    ItemColorAmount
    FishRed1
    FishBlue2
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

Plain text

  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.