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vB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use vB Code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

Below is a list of the vB Codes you can use to format your messages.
vB Code List
[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
[quote] Quote
[noparse] Stop vB Code Parsing
[attach] Attachment
[acronym] Acronym
[center] Center
[flickr] Flickr
[gr] Generally Profile
[imgalign] Image Align
[imgrsc] Image Tag for existing attachments
[imood] I-Mood
[lfs] LFS Profile
[shield] Shield
[smalltext] Smalltext
[spike] Spike
[spoiler] Spoiler Tag
[strike] Strikeout
[zooomr] Zooomr
Incorrect vB Code Usage:
  • [url] www.vbulletin.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
  • [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

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]https://forum.racesimcentral.com[/url]
[url=https://forum.racesimcentral.com]RaceSimCentral Forums[/url]
Example Output https://forum.racesimcentral.com
RaceSimCentral Forums

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 https://forum.racesimcentral.com/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 https://forum.racesimcentral.com/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
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. 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]https://forum.racesimcentral.com/images/styles/rsc/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=https://www.vbulletin.com] [img]https://forum.racesimcentral.com/images/styles/rsc/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output (Not linked)

(Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preseves 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";
} 

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;3796085]vBulletin[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
vBulletin
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Percival
vBulletin
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Percival View Post
vBulletin

Stop vB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of vB 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

Acronym
Usage [acronym=Option]value[/acronym]
Example Usage [acronym="definition"]text[/acronym]
Example Output text

Center
The [center] tag allows you to put text at the center of the page area.
Usage [center]value[/center]
Example Usage [center]Text[/center]
Example Output
Text

Flickr
Usage [flickr=Option]value[/flickr]
Example Usage [flickr=account]number/image.jpg[/flickr]
Example Output

Generally Profile
This is a code which can be added to user signatures. Simply use the gr tags at either side of your Generally site user id.
Usage [gr]value[/gr]
Example Usage [gr]1[/gr]
Example Output

Image Align
This allows you to assign an image to go in the left or right of text.
Usage [imgalign=Option]value[/imgalign]
Example Usage [imgalign=right]https://forum.rscnet.org/images/smilies/spike.gif[/imgalign]
Example Output

Image Tag for existing attachments
This is mainly to be used by RSC staff in news posts and articles. Existing image attachments can be displayed full size by simply enclosing the attachment id (the number at the end of the url) inside the tag as seen in the example. You can also specify 'left' or 'right' for the image alignment.
Usage [imgrsc=Option]value[/imgrsc]
Example Usage [imgrsc=right]202371[/imgrsc]
Example Output

I-Mood
This is a code which can be added to user signatures. Simply use the imood tags at either side of your www.imood.com username.
Usage [imood]value[/imood]
Example Usage [imood]ghirlracer[/imood]
Example Output The current mood of ghirlracer at www.imood.com

LFS Profile
This is a code which can be added to user signatures. Simply use the lfs tags at either side of your LFS World username.
Usage [lfs]value[/lfs]
Example Usage [lfs]TimWheatley[/lfs]
Example Output

Shield
Usage [shield]value[/shield]
Example Usage [shield]RaceSimCentral[/shield]
Example Output
RaceSimCentral

Smalltext
The [smalltext] tag allows small text.
Usage [smalltext]value[/smalltext]
Example Usage [smalltext]tiny text[/smalltext]
Example Output tiny text

Spike
Usage [spike]value[/spike]
Example Usage [spike].[/spike]
Example Output

Spoiler Tag
The spoiler tag can be used to hide text from a casual reader of a thread/post. To read the text, simply highlight the blank space.
Usage [spoiler]value[/spoiler]
Example Usage [spoiler]England retain the ashes for the 5th time running[/spoiler]
Example Output
Spoiler: England retain the ashes for the 5th time running

Strikeout
Strikeout text
Usage [strike]value[/strike]
Example Usage [strike]strikeout[/strike]
Example Output strikeout

Zooomr
Usage [zooomr=Option]value[/zooomr]
Example Usage [zooomr=account/number]imagename.jpg[/zooomr]
Example Output


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