Forum Code Mark-up Language

We do not allow pure HTML mark-up language to be entered into our site, either because it is too difficult for the majority of people to use correctly or because it can cause errors or unsightly anomalies in the forum posts or other areas of the site which allow user input.

Because of this we use our own style of Web Mark-up Code extensively - it is similar in many respects to HTML but luckily it is easier to learn and use.

The main rule of forum code is that all code items should be contained within square-brackets, i.e. [ and ] and all code items should have a closing backslash / at the front of the second code item.

Website & E-mail Hyperlinks

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[url]http://www.far2cool.com[/url]	http://www.far2cool.com
[url="http://www.far2cool.com"]This is a link![/url]	This is a link!
[url]webmaster@far2cool.com[/url]	webmaster@far2cool.com
[url="mailto:webmaster@far2cool.com"]E-mail Me![/url]	E-mail Me!

Text Effects

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[b]Bold Text[/b]	Bold Text
[s]Small Text[/s]	Small Text
[i]Italic Text[/i]	Italic Text
[u]Underlined Text[/u]	Underlined Text

Text Fonts

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[font=Andale Mono]Andale Mono[/font]	Andale Mono
[font=Arial]Arial[/font]	Arial
[font=Arial Black]Arial Black[/font]	Arial Black
[font=Book Antiqua]Book Antiqua[/font]	Book Antiqua
[font=Century Gothic]Century Gothic[/font]	Century Gothic
[font=Comic Sans MS]Comic Sans MS[/font]	Comic Sans MS
[font=Courier New]Courier New[/font]	Courier New
[font=Georgia]Georgia[/font]	Georgia
[font=Impact]Impact[/font]	Impact
[font=Tahoma]Tahoma[/font]	Tahoma
[font=Times New Roman]Times New Roman[/font]	Times New Roman
[font=Trebuchet MS]Trebuchet MS[/font]	Trebuchet MS
[font=Script MT Bold]Script MT Bold[/font]	Script MT Bold
[font=Stencil]Stencil[/font]	Stencil
[font=Verdana]Verdana[/font]	Verdana
[font=Lucida Console]Lucida Console[/font]	Lucida Console

Font Colours

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[red]red[/red]	red
[green]green[/green]	green
[blue]blue[/blue]	blue
[white]white[/white]	white
[purple]purple[/purple]	purple
[yellow]yellow[/yellow]	yellow
[violet]violet[/violet]	violet
[brown]brown[/brown]	brown
[black]black[/black]	black
[pink]pink[/pink]	pink
[orange]orange[/orange]	orange
[gold]gold[/gold]	gold
[storm]storm[/storm]	storm
[beige]beige[/beige]	beige
[teal]teal[/teal]	teal
[navy]navy[/navy]	navy
[maroon]maroon[/maroon]	maroon
[limegreen]limegreen[/limegreen]	limegreen

Header Text

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[h1]Header Level 1[/h1]	Header Level 1
[h2]Header Level 2[/h2]	Header Level 2
[h3]Header Level 3[/h3]	Header Level 3
[h4]Header Level 4[/h4]	Header Level 4
[h5]Header Level 5[/h5]	Header Level 5
[h6]Header Level 6[/h6]	Header Level 6

Font Sizes

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[size=1]Font Size 1[/size]	Font Size 1
[size=2]Font Size 2[/size]	Font Size 2
[size=3]Font Size 3[/size]	Font Size 3
[size=4]Font Size 4[/size]	Font Size 4
[size=5]Font Size 5[/size]	Font Size 5
[size=6]Font Size 6[/size]	Font Size 6

Formatting & Alignment

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[left]Align text/images left[/left]	Align text/images left
[right]Align text/images right[/right]	Align text/images right
[center]Align text/images center[/center]	Align text/images center

List Types

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[list] [*]Item 1[/*] [*]Item 2[/*] [/list]	Item 1 Item 2
[list=1] [*]Item 1[/*] [*]Item 2[/*] [/list]	Item 1 Item 2

Images

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[img]http://www.far2cool.com/img/far2cool.gif[/img]

Quotes & Code Chunks

Forum Code	HTML Equivalent/Output
[quote]this is my quote[/quote]	quote: this is my quote
if... then... else	if... then... else