BBCode Explained

With BusyThumbs you can enhance your blog entries using the popular BBCode implementation. Below is a list of supported codes, along with an explanation and examples of usage. All BBCodes surround a word or phrase, and have starting tags (eg. [b]) and end tags (eg. [/b]]). Be sure to always use the respective closing tag, otherwise your text will be displayed with unpredictable results.

Code	Explanation	Usage Example	Result
[b]...[/b]	Turns the enclosed text bold.	BusyThumbs really [b]is[/b] cool!	BusyThumbs really is cool!
[i]...[/i]	Italicises the enclosed text.	The book called [i]Moby Dick[/i].	The book called Moby Dick.
[u]...[/u]	Underlines the enclosed text.	[u]Do not[/u] drink acid!	Do not drink acid!
[color=XX]...[/color]	Colours the enclosed text (note the American spelling in the code) with the colour specifed instead of XX. You may use a common colour name (eg. black, white, blue, ...) or specify a hexadecimal value (eg. #00FF00 for bright green).	The rose is [color=red]red[/color]. [color=#009900]Parts of this[/color] are green.	The rose is red. Parts of this are green.
[size=XX]...[/size]	Replace XX with a text size, from 1 (tiny) to 29 (huge).	[size=6]Small[/size] and [size=12]large[/size].	Small and large.
[code]...[/code]	Presents the enclosed tags as formatted, including line breaks and all spaces.	[code]I can use   more   than one space.[/code]	I can use more than one space.
[url=XX]...[/url] or [url]...[/url]	Use this to insert hyperlinks. XX is the destination URL, and the enclosed text will be the link. If you simply enclose a URL in [url][/url] brackets the enclosed text will be used as URL. Note that if you don't specify a protocol, it will default to http://.	Click [url=http://www.busythumbs.com/]here[/url] for the homepage. The [url=www.w3.org/protocols/]protocol[/url] can also be omitted. Email me at [url=mailto:dont@really.do.it]dont@really.do.it[/url]. Go to [url]www.busythumbs.com[/url].	Click here for the homepage. The protocol can also be omitted. Email me at dont@really.do.it. Go to www.busythumbs.com.
[left]...[/left]	Aligns the enclosed text to the left. For most text this is the default.	[left]A bit of text.[/left]	A bit of text.
[center]...[/center]	Centres the enclosed text.	[center]I'm in the middle![/center]	I'm in the middle!
[right]...[/right]	Aligns the enclosed text to the right.	[right]In the corner...[/right]	In the corner...
[img]...[/img]	Displays the enclosed image URL as an inline image. Make sure the enclosed text is a valid URL to a picture on a webserver.	[img]http://www.busythumbs.com/images/icon_edit.gif[/img]

Nesting

It is possible to nest codes within each other. For example, to insert a big link into your text, you would write something like:

[url=http://www.busythumbs.com/][size=12]The BusyThumbs homepage[/size][/url]

This would show up as:

The BusyThumbs homepage

When nesting tags, please be aware of the correct order of the closing tags, which is the reverse order of the opening tags (ie. the last opened tag needs to be closed first). Incorrect tag order may result in unwanted behaviour.