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Text Decoration

BBcode syntax	Rendered text
[b]bold[/b]	bold
[i]italic[/i]	italic
[u]underlined[/u]	underlined
[s]strike[/s]	strike
[color=red]red[/color]	red
[hl]highlighted[/hl]	highlighted
[font=courier]some text[/font]	some text
[quote]quote[/quote]	quote
[quote=Author]Author? Me? No, no, no...[/quote]	Author wrote: Author? Me? No, no, no...
[size=small]small text[/size] [size=xx-large]xx-large text[/size] [size=20]20px exactly[/size] Size options include: xx-small, small, medium, large, xx-large	small text xx-large text 20px exactly
Add a horizontal bar [hr] Like this	Add a horizontal bar Like this
This is [center]centered[/center] text	This is centered text

Code blocks

Code can be rendered generically in a block or inline format (depending on if there are new line characters in the text), or you can specify a supported language for enhanced syntax highlighting. Syntax highlighting requires a suitable rendering plugin such as hilite. Supported languages with the hilite plugin include php, css, mysql, sql, abap, diff, html, perl, ruby, vbscript, avrc, dtd, java, xml, cpp, python, javascript, js, json, sh .

If a rendering plugin is not installed or an unsupported language is specified, the output for syntax highlighted code blocks is the same as the block format code tag.

BBcode syntax	Output
[code]function bbcode() { }[/code]	function bbcode() { }
[code=php]function bbcode() { $variable = true; if( $variable ) { echo "true"; } }[/code]	function bbcode() {    $variable = true;    if( $variable ) {      echo "true";    }  }
[nobb]This is how [i]you[/i] can [u]show[/u] how to use [hl]BBcode[/hl] syntax[/nobb]	This is how [i]you[/i] can [u]show[/u] how to use [hl]BBcode[/hl] syntax

Lists

BBcode syntax	Rendered list
[ul] [*] First list element [*] Second list element [/ul]	First list element Second list element
[ol] [*] First list element [*] Second list element [/ol]	First list element Second list element
[list=A] [*] First list element [*] Second list element [/list] The list type options are 1, i, I, a, A.	First list element Second list element
[dl terms="b"] [*= First element term] First element description [*= Second element term] Second element description [/dl] The terms style options can be any combination of: b bold i italic u underline m monospace l large h horizontal — like this defintion list	First element term First element description Second element term Second element description

Tables

BBcode syntax	Rendered table
[table border=0] [tr] [th]Header 1[/th][th]Header 2[/th] [/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [/table]	Header 1 Header 2 Content Content Content Content
[table border=1] [tr] [th]Header 1[/th][th]Header 2[/th] [/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [/table]	Header 1 Header 2 Content Content Content Content
[table] [tr] [th]Header 1[/th][th]Header 2[/th] [/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Content[/td][td]Content[/td][/tr] [/table]	Header 1 Header 2 Content Content Content Content

Links and Embedded Content

BBcode syntax	Output
[video]video URL[/video] [audio]audio URL[/audio]
[url=https://hubzilla.org]Hubzilla[/url]	Hubzilla
An image [img]https://example.org/image.jpg[/img] in some text	An image in some text

Hubzilla specific codes

BBcode syntax	Output
Magic-auth version of [url] tag [zrl=https://hubzilla.org]Identity-aware link[/zrl]	https://hubzilla.org/?zid=your_channel@your.home.hub
Magic-auth version of [img] tag [zmg]https://hubzilla.org/some/photo.jpg[/zmg]	Image is only viewable by those authenticated and with permission.
Observer-dependent output: [observer=1]Text to display if observer IS authenticated[/observer]
[observer=0]Text to display if observer IS NOT authenticated[/observer]
[observer.language=en]Text to display if observer language is English[/observer]
[observer.language!=de]Text to display if observer language is not German[/observer]
[observer.url]	channel URL of observer
[observer.baseurl]	website of observer
[observer.name]	name of observer
[observer.webname]	short name in the url of the observer
[observer.address]	address (ZOT-id) of observer
[observer.photo]	profile photo of observer
What is a spoiler? [spoiler]Text you want to hide.[/spoiler]	What is a spoiler? Click to open/close Text you want to hide.
[toc data-toc='div.page-body' data-toc-headings='h1,h2'] Create a table of content in a webpage or wiki page. Please refer to the original jQuery toc to get more explanations. Optional param: 'data-toc'. If omitted the default is 'body' Optional param: 'data-toc-headings'. If omitted the default is 'h1,h2,h3'
[rpost=title]Text to post[/rpost] The observer will be returned to their home hub to enter a post with the specified title and body. Both are optional	https://techsero.org/rpost?f=&title=title&body=Text+to+post
This requires the qrator plugin. [qr]text to post[/qr]
This requires a suitable map plugin such as openstreetmap. [map]	Generate an inline map using the current browser coordinates of the poster, if browser location is enabled
This requires a suitable map plugin such as openstreetmap. [map=latitude,longitude]	Generate a map using global coordinates.
This requires a suitable map plugin such as openstreetmap. [map]Place Name[/map]	Generate a map for a given named location. The first matching location is returned. For instance "Sydney" will usually return Sydney, Australia and not Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada unless the more precise location is specified. It is highly recommended to use the post preview utility to ensure you have the correct location before submitting the post.
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