The bbcode Markup Language is an efficient and easy-to-use alternative to HTML. Below you will find some examples of how to write bbcode.

Phrase Modifiers

Most phrase modifiers with bbcode involve wrapping tags around the text you want to modify.

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Links

Links can be written several ways, depending how much control you need over the link's formatting.

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Images

Include an image by surrounding its URL with [img] tags. You can specify a size attribute to resize the image.

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Videos (Youtube)

Embed a Youtube video by surrounding its URL with [youtube] tags.

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Streams (Own3d.tv)

Embed an Own3d.tv stream by surrounding its URL with [own3d] tags.

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Item Tooltips

For supported games, item tooltips are available by wrapping text in [item] tags. You can also make item tooltips by linking to a resource site such as Wowhead.

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Bullet Lists

Make a bullet list with the [list] tag, and each item in the list with [*] tags. One level of nesting is supported through the [nlist] tag.

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Block quotations

Block quotations can be created with the [quote tag.

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Preformatted text

Preformatted text can be wrapped in [pre] tags and its whitespace will be preserved.

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Position

Content can be centered using the [center] tag, and floated left or right using [left] and [right].