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BBCode

Make your profiles fancy.

About BBCode​

BBCode is a syntax format that allows adding flair to text. Used on forums, it allows a bit more customisation than the markdown you're used to on Discord and similar. We don't use "pure" BBCode, having made a few modifications to better provide what we think is useful, and to stay within the limitations of the UI system.

Experiment

If you want to experiment with BBCode without ruining your profile or plot plate, you can use the command /snow bbtest to open a testing window to try out the below. It's preloaded with everything we support, so you can learn by doing if you don't fancy reading through a tutorial.

Syntax​

BBCode syntax is used in a [tag]text[/tag] style. Square brackets containing the tag to use, the content, then square brackets with a slash to close it, similar to HTML. Examples are provided below, with example code followed by a demonstration screenshot.

Text Colouring​

Text colouring uses standard RGB hex codes. [color=#ff6699]This is some coloured text![/color]

BBCode Colour Demo

Font Size​

Font size can be achieved in two ways: percentage value, and absolute value. The maximum size is capped for sanity reasons.

[size=250%]This is big text.[/size] [size=12]This is smaller text.[/size]

BBCode Colour Demo

It's worth noting that tags can be nested:

[size=250%]This is [color=#ff6699]big[/color] text.[/size] [size=12]This is [color=#9966ff]smaller[/color] text.[/size]

BBCode Colour Demo

Emoji​

Most of the emoji you're familiar with from Discord can be used, in the same style as Discord - enclose the "code" within colons.

We've taken the liberty of adding :at_left: and :at_right: options for your memeing pleasure.

Text Alignment​

Text can be aligned to the center or right-hand side of the message box.

:at_left:Elezen:at_right:
[center]Centered line[/center]
[align=right]Right aligned line[/align]

BBCode Colour Demo

Images​

Images can be embedded. Note: Users have an option to disable image loading. No preview is shown for this, but the syntax is simple - the below will give a centred image.

[center][img]https://some.url/image.file[/img][/center]

Lists​

Lists are available in both ordered and unordered varieties. It's recommended to put the first list item on the same line as the opening tag.

[list][*]Generic list
[*]List item 2
[/list]
[ol][*]Ordered List
[*]List item 2
[/ol]
[ul][*]Unordered List
[/ul]

BBCode Colour Demo