Let's write a BBcode formatting guide

[b] bold
[u] underline
[o] underline
[i] italic
[s] strikethrough
[m] couriour text
[#] ignores all bbcode tags inside it
[rem] hides text inside the tag
[code] preserves syntax for code and colors text
[spoiler] for spoilers
[sup] makes text progressivly smaller higher on the line
[sub] makes text progressivly smaller lower on the line
[aa] For SJIS art.
For ASCII art use [m] tag.
To quote put "> " on a new line, ignore the quotes but do keep the space everything typed on that line will be quoted
To multiquote put "> " before the first line end the line with [o] then put "> > "before the next line of text, again ending with [o] third line: "> > > " then end with [o] then on another new line close the three [o] tags.

What am I missing here? I know there is a tripcode that makes the name and date backwards on the textboards but I forget what it is.. Anything else? Come on guys Let's try and get a coherant, up to date formatting guide together. FailCheese's one is so limited and even wrong on many points.

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BBCode on 4chan (also ref. TGML (a.k.a. S3KR1T K0DZ)):

[b] bold: bold
[i] italic: italic
[m] courier: courier font (also useful for FIXED-WIDTH font ASCII art)
[o] overline: overline
[s] strikeout: strikeout
[u] underline: underline
[sup] superscript: ^superscript
[sub] subscript: _subscript
[code] for commenting code (as [m] except colorized): raise DuhError('log exploded') # shitty back-end
[aa] ASCII art: preserves spaces and uses PROPORTIONAL-WIDTH font for ASCII art
[br] break:

[spoiler] hides text unless mouseover: spoiler
[#] : literalizes all BBCode tags (a backslash just before a tag does the same thing)

For color GREEN, use quotes in [code] tags:
[code]"This is green text."[/code] becomes "This is green text."

For color RED, use beginning # in [code] tags:
[code]# This is red text.[/code] becomes # This is red text.

Colors PURPLE and BLUE are for code keywords and function names.  You can't make lines of text from those colors.

Quote codes:

> This is the quoted material.

... looks like this:

This is the quoted material.

The ">" quote code is only used at the beginning of a line, and also stacks up to 3 deep with spaces between them:


> > > Lick my balls.
> > NO U!
> The both of you can STFU!

... looks like this:

Lick my balls.
NO U!
The both of you can STFU!

...

For characters, use Lucida Console font.

ON THE IMAGEBOARDS:

To greentext:  Enter a ">" before the text, this only works if you have no text on the line before ">"

To quote:  Click on someones post number

To sage:  Type "sage" in the email field -- this allows you to post without bumping a thread

To noko:  Type "noko" in the email field to auto return to the thread you posted in

To blankpost #1:  Hit enter a couple of times in the reply box

To blankpost #2:  Hold alt and type 0173 (Microsoft Windows only); this creates a textless character that will leave you nameless if typed in the "name" field (no "Anonymous") or can be used to bypass wordfilter as well

To PENIS:  Type "PENIS" five or more times; it will filter your entire post to the word "PENIS" once and unfiltered. This also works for "VAGINA" and "BUTTSEX".

To "red name":  Use a textless character (see alt+0173) in the name field and then type the desired name in the subject field. Subjects are ALWAYS red.