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BB Code
BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB Code List
[b], [i], [u] Bold / Italic / Underline
[color] Color
[size] Size
[font] Font
[highlight] Highlight
[left], [right], [center] Left / Right / Center
[indent] Indent
[email] Email Linking
[url] URL Hyperlinking
[thread] Thread Linking
[post] Post Linking
[list] Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img] Images
[code] Code
[php] PHP Code
[html] HTML Code
[quote] Quote
[noparse] Stop BB Code Parsing
[attach] Attachment
[attach] Attachment
[ball] Cricket Heroes - Ball
[batsman] Cricket Heroes - Batsman
[batting] Cricket Heroes - Batting Scorecard
[bowler] Cricket Heroes - Bowler
[bowling] Cricket Heroes - Bowling Scorecard
[col] Cricket Heroes - Columns
[cricketheroes] Cricket Heroes Sim
[dnb] Cricket Heroes - DNB
[event] Cricket Heroes - Event
[extras] Cricket Heroes - Extra
[fow] Cricket Heroes - FOW
[GOOGLE] Google Video Code
[google] Google Video Code
[graph] Cricket Heroes - Graph
[image] Image with alignment
[innings] Cricket Heroes - Innings
[notice] Cricket Heroes - Notice
[overend] Cricket Heroes - Overend
[partnership] Cricket Heroes - Partnership
[partnerships] Cricket Heroes - Partnerships
[scorecard] Cricket Heroes - Scorecard
[scores] Cricket Heroes - Scores
[Spoiler] Spoiler
[total] Cricket Heroes - Total
[UTUBE] UTUBE Video Code
[utubue] UTUBE Video Code
[wicket] Cricket Heroes - Wicket
[\[TABLE\]] Table
[\[TD\]] Table Column
[\[TR\]] Table Row
Incorrect BB Code Usage:
  • [url] www.example.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
  • [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Bold / Italic / Underline
The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.
Usage [b]value[/b]
[i]value[/i]
[u]value[/u]
Example Usage [b]this text is bold[/b]
[i]this text is italic[/i]
[u]this text is underlined[/u]
Example Output this text is bold
this text is italic
this text is underlined

Color
The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.
Usage [color=Option]value[/color]
Example Usage [color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
Example Output this text is blue

Size
The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.
Usage [size=Option]value[/size]
Example Usage [size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
Example Output this text is two sizes larger than normal

Font
The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.
Usage [font=Option]value[/font]
Example Usage [font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Example Output this text is in the courier font

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage [highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage [highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output this text is highlighted

Left / Right / Center
The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.
Usage [left]value[/left]
[center]value[/center]
[right]value[/right]
Example Usage [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
[center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
[right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
Example Output
this text is left-aligned
this text is center-aligned
this text is right-aligned

Indent
The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.
Usage [indent]value[/indent]
Example Usage [indent]this text is indented[/indent]
Example Output
this text is indented

Email Linking
The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [email]value[/email]
[email=Option]value[/email]
Example Usage [email]j.doe@example.com[/email]
[email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output j.doe@example.com
Click Here to Email Me

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [url]value[/url]
[url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage [url]http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum[/url]
[url=http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum]PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum[/url]
Example Output http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum
PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [thread]threadid[/thread]
[thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage [thread]42918[/thread]
[thread=42918]Click Me![/thread]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=42918
Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [post]postid[/post]
[post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage [post]269302[/post]
[post=269302]Click Me![/post]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302
Click Me!

Bulleted Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.
Usage [list]value[/list]
Example Usage [list]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  • list item 1
  • list item 2

Advanced Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).
Usage [list=Option]value[/list]
Example Usage [list=1]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]

[list=a]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.
Usage [img]value[/img]
Example Usage [img]http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output (Not linked)

(Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.
Usage [code]value[/code]
Example Usage [code]
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>
[/code]
Example Output
<script type="text/javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello world!"); //--> </script>

PHP Code
The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages.
Usage [php]value[/php]
Example Usage [php]
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
}
[/php]
Example Output
PHP Code:
$myvar 'Hello World!';
for (
$i 0$i 10$i++)
{
    echo 
$myvar "\n";


HTML Code
The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.
Usage [html]value[/html]
Example Usage [html]
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
[/html]
Example Output
HTML Code:
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

Quote
The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.
Usage [quote]Quote[/quote]
[quote=User Name]value[/quote]
Example Usage [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe;5865313]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage [noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output [b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]

Attachment
The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.
Usage [attach]attachmentid[/attach]
Example Usage [attach]12345[/attach]
Example Output

Attachment
After adding an attachment to a post, use this tag to display the attached image in your thread with an alignment to the left or right. Use the attachmentid (hover over the attachment link to see it) as the content of this tag.
Usage [attach=Option]value[/attach]
Example Usage [attach=left]17[/attach]
Example Output

Cricket Heroes - Ball
Cricket Heroes ball
Usage [ball=Option]value[/ball]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Batsman
Usage [batsman=Option]value[/batsman]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Batting Scorecard
Usage [batting]value[/batting]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Bowler
Usage [bowler]value[/bowler]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Bowling Scorecard
Usage [bowling]value[/bowling]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Columns
Usage [col]value[/col]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes Sim
Code for pasting Cricket Heroes simulation code
Usage [cricketheroes]value[/cricketheroes]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - DNB
Usage [dnb]value[/dnb]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Event
Usage [event]value[/event]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Extra
Usage [extras]value[/extras]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - FOW
Usage [fow]value[/fow]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Google Video Code
Usage [GOOGLE]value[/GOOGLE]
Example Usage
Example Output

Google Video Code
Usage [google=Option]value[/google]
Example Usage
Example Output

Cricket Heroes - Graph
Usage [graph=Option]value[/graph]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Image with alignment
This tag allows you to align an image to the right of left of your text.
Usage [image=Option]value[/image]
Example Usage [image=left]http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/article_pictures/technology.gif[/image]
Example Output

Cricket Heroes - Innings
Usage [innings=Option]value[/innings]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Notice
Usage [notice]value[/notice]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Overend
Usage [overend]value[/overend]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Partnership
Usage [partnership]value[/partnership]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Partnerships
Usage [partnerships]value[/partnerships]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Scorecard
Usage [scorecard]value[/scorecard]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Cricket Heroes - Scores
Usage [scores]value[/scores]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Spoiler
The [SPOILER]-Tag allows you to hidden or hide your text.
Usage [Spoiler]value[/Spoiler]
Example Usage [SPOILER]Hidden Text Here[/SPOILER]
Example Output [SPOILER]Hidden Text Here[/SPOILER]

Cricket Heroes - Total
Usage [total]value[/total]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

UTUBE Video Code
Will embed UTUBE Videos with the param Tag specifying Source URL. Will need to Wrap it in [UTUBE][/UTUBE] code
Usage [UTUBE]value[/UTUBE]
Example Usage
Example Output

UTUBE Video Code
Usage [utubue=Option]value[/utubue]
Example Usage
Example Output

Cricket Heroes - Wicket
x
Usage [wicket]value[/wicket]
Example Usage Hi!
Example Output Hi!

Table
Usage [\[TABLE\]]value[/\[TABLE\]]
Example Usage
Example Output

Table Column
Usage [\[TD\]]value[/\[TD\]]
Example Usage
Example Output

Table Row
Usage [\[TR\]]value[/\[TR\]]
Example Usage
Example Output

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