# How to use BBcode.

**URL:** <https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435>\
**Category:** General Biz and Announcements\
**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435 "2021-04-19T11:00:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/mike_miller/32/37_2.png) [@mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/mike_miller)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435/1 "2021-04-19T11:00:18Z")

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If you haven’t noticed, clicking on a formatting icon adds bracketed codes that format the enclosed text.

For example, clicking on “B” for bold creates this: text-in-here-becomes-bold. (I disabled BBcode in this message so the code is visible.)  
Italics: sample  
Quoting someone else: [quote]sample[/quote]  
Sarcasm (yep, that’s what the “sarc” means): [sarc]sample[/sarc]  
Uber sarcasm (yes, we need it): [usarc]sample[/usarc]

You will notice that BBcode requires a “/” inside the ending code. If this is missing, the formatting will not work and the beginning code will be visible. This is why many new users have difficulty quoting someone when they remove some of the quoted text; they remove an ending code with it.

Now for a tip: when adding a URL, this is usually what you see: [https://www.cadforum.net/](https://www.cadforum.net/)

However, you can make the hyperlink display anything you want (Matt’s sandbox in this case) using this code:

[Matt’s sandbox](https://www.cadforum.net/)

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**Author:** ![mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/mike_miller/32/37_2.png) [@mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/mike_miller)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435/2 "2021-04-19T11:01:33Z")

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Now here is the same message with BBcode turned on:

If you haven’t noticed, clicking on a formatting icon adds bracketed codes that format the enclosed text.

For example, clicking on “B” for bold creates this: **text-in-here-becomes-bold**. (I disabled BBcode in this message so the code is visible.)  
Italics: _sample_  
Quoting someone else:

> sample

Sarcasm (yep, that’s what the “sarc” means): sample  
Uber sarcasm (yes, we need it): sample

You will notice that BBcode requires a “/” inside the ending code. If this is missing, the formatting will not work and the beginning code will be visible. This is why many new users have difficulty quoting someone when they remove some of the quoted text; they remove an ending code with it.

Now for a tip: when adding a URL, this is usually what you see: [https://www.cadforum.net/](https://www.cadforum.net/)

However, you can make the hyperlink display anything you want (Matt’s sandbox in this case) using this code:

[Matt’s sandbox](https://www.cadforum.net/)

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**Author:** ![mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/mike_miller/32/37_2.png) [@mike\_miller](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/mike_miller)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435/3 "2021-05-18T16:19:41Z")

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Here is a helpful page that explains BBcode in much greater detail: [https://www.cadforum.net/app.php/help/bbcode#f4r0](https://www.cadforum.net/app.php/help/bbcode#f4r0)

I wonder if matt wrote it. It sounds like him… 😆

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**Author:** ![matt](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/matt/32/6_2.png) [@matt](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/how-to-use-bbcode/435/4 "2021-05-18T16:39:38Z")

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> Here is a helpful page that explains BBcode in much greater detail: [https://www.cadforum.net/app.php/help/bbcode#f4r0](https://www.cadforum.net/app.php/help/bbcode#f4r0)
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> I wonder if @matt wrote it. It sounds like him… 😆

Oh, you mean, condescending and preachy? nah, that wasn’t me. Plus, I have no idea how to use bbcode other than to copy the examples. Thanks for linking to that, though.