BBCode and HTML Post Formatting Guide [WIP, DNP]

BBCode, short for Bulletin Board Code, is a collection of simple formatting tags commonly used on forums. It is used by surrounding a section of text in bracketed tags, which then impose an effect on the selected text. Various BBcodes can be stacked, to give text multiple effects. (example: Bolded and italicized text)

bolded text

Code:

[b]This creates bolded text[/b]

italic text

Code:

[i]this creates italic text[/i]

underlined text

Code:

[u]this creates underlined text[/u]

colored text

Code:

[color=HTML VALUE]this allows you to choose a specific color for your text[/color]

Code:

[color=COLOR NAME]this allows you to choose a supported color without knowing the HTML[/color]

The supported colors are:
lightsalmon | salmon | darksalmon | lightcoral | indianred | crimson | firebrick | red | darkred | coral | tomato | orangered | gold | orange | darkorange | lightyellow | lemonchiffon | lightgoldenrodyellow | papayawhip | mocassin | peachpuff | palegoldenrod | khaki | darkkhaki | yellow | lawngreen | chartreuse | limegreen | lime | forestgreen | green | darkgreen | greenyellow | yellowgreen | springgreen | mediumspringgreen | lightgreen | palegreen | darkseagreen | mediumseagreen | seagreen | olive | darkolivegreen | olivedrab | lightcyan | cyan | aqua | aquamarine | mediumaquamarine | paleturquoise | turquoise | mediumturqoise | darkturquoise | lightseagreen | cadetblue | darkcyan | teal | powderblue | lightblue | lightskyblue | skyblue | deepskyblue | lightsteelblue | dodgerblue | cornflowerblue | steelblue | royalblue | blue | mediumblue | darkblue | navy | midnightblue | mediumslateblue | slateblue | darkslateblue | lavender | thistle | plum | violet | orchid | fuschia | magenta | mediumorchid | mediumpurple | blueviolet | darkviolet | darkorchid | darkpurple | darkmagenta | indigo | pink | lightpink | hotpink | deeppink | palevioletred | mediumvioletred | white | snow | honeydew | mintcream | azure | aliceblue | ghostwhite | whitesmoke | seashell | beige | oldlace | floralwhite | ivory | antiquewhite | linen | lavenderblush | mistyrose | gainsboro | lightgray | silver | darkgray | gray | dimgray | lightslightgray | slategray | darkslategray | black | cornsilk | blanchedalmond | bisque | navajowhite | wheat | burlywood | tan | rosybrown | sandybrown | goldenrod | peru | chocolate | saddlebrown | sienna | brown | maroon 

Code:

[code=optional code title here]this allows you to post a html or css code without it formatting[.code]

Bulleted list

• First bullet
  
• Second bullet
  

Code:

[list]this allows you to make a bulleted list
[*]Add a bracketed asterisk for each bullet
[*]
[/list]

List variations

• list=1 ; Numbered list
  
• list=a ; Alphabetized list, lowercase
  
• list=A ; Alphabetized list, uppercase