clovenhooves supports both Markdown formatting and BBCode to format your posts. Both formats are automatically applied upon submitting a post. (The rich-text editor only supports previewing the default BBCode supported by MyBB.) It is up to your preference which one you would like to use for text formatting. Some special formatting is only available with BBCode.
Basic Formatting
Bold
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [b]This text is bold[/b] | This text is bold |
| **This text is bold** | |
| __This text is bold__ |
Italics
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [i]This text is italicized[/i] | This text is italicized |
| *This text is italicized* | |
| _This text is italicized_ |
Underline
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [u]This text is underlined[/u] | This text is underlined |
Strikethrough
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [s]This text is struck out[/s] | This text is struck out |
| ~~This text is struck out~~ |
Links and Emails
URLs
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [A link to clovenhooves.org](https://www.clovenhooves.org) | A link to clovenhooves.org |
| [url=https://www.clovenhooves.org]A link to clovenhooves.org[/url] |
Simple email link
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [email][email protected][/email] | [email protected] |
Email link
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [An email link for [email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) | An email link for [email protected] |
| [[email protected]]An email link for [email protected][/email] |
Email link with subject
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [An email link with a subject](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hello) | An email link with a subject |
| [[email protected]?subject=Hello]An email link with a subject[/email] |
Quotes
Basic quote
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| > Quoted text here | Quote: Quoted text here |
| [quote]Quoted text here[/quote] |
Quote with an author
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [quote="An author"]Quoted text here[/quote] | An author: Quoted text here |
Quote another forum post
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [quote='Admin' pid='1' dateline='946684800']Quoted text will be here[/quote] | (01-01-2000, 12:00 AM) Admin Wrote: Quoted text will be here |
This format is used when quoting posts. pid links to a post, dateline is a UNIX timestamp.
Advanced formatting
Text color
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [color=crimson]This text is crimson[/color] | This text is crimson |
| [color=#7B4EE5]This text is purple[/color] | This text is purple |
Can use either CSS color name or HEX code.
Note: In order to ensure readability in both light and dark mode, some text colors may be removed upon previewing/submitting your post. To check if your text color is valid, try swapping between the rich-text mode and source mode in the full text editor. If your color is unreadable in one of the modes, the color tags will disappear.
Text size
To adjust text size, you can either set the size directly or use # to apply Markdown headers. The more "#" symbols in front of text, the smaller the text becomes.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [size=large]This text is large[/size]
Acceptable values: xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large |
This text is big |
| [size=12]This text has size=12px[/size]
Accepts numbers from 1 to 50 |
This text has size=12px |
| # This is a level 1 header | This is a level 1 header |
| ##### This is a level 5 header | This is a level 5 header |
Text alignment
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [align=center]This is centered[/align] | This is centered |
| [align=right]This is right-aligned[/align] | This is right-aligned |
Acceptable values: left, center, right, justify
Images
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [img]https://secure.php.net/images/php.gif[/img] |  |
|  | |
| [img=50x50]https://secure.php.net/images/php.gif[/img]
Format is width x height |
|
Lists
Unordered list
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
|
[list]
[*] List item #1 [*] List item #2 [*] List item #3 [/list] |
|
|
* List item #1
* List item #2 * List item #3 |
Ordered list
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
|
[list=1]
[*] List item #1 [*] List item #2 [*] List item #3 [/list] 1 can be used for a numbered list, a can be used for an alphabetical list, i for a roman numerals list. |
|
|
1. List item #1
2. List item #2 3. List item #3 To cancel the ordered list effect, add a "\" before the "." like so: 2\. |
Special formatting
Code
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [code]Text with preserved formatting[/code] | Code: Text with preserved formatting |
| ```Text with preserved formatting``` | |
| [php]<?php echo "Hello world!";?>[/php] | PHP Code: <?php echo "Hello world!";?> |
Horizontal rule
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| A line that[hr]divides | A line that divides |
| A line that
--- divides |
Disable markdown
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [nmd]**Markdown** parsing will *be* disabled for this ~~text~~[/nmd] | **Markdown** parsing will *be* disabled for this ~~text~~ |
Embedded video
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ[/video]
Currently accepts Dailymotion, Facebook, LiveLeak, Metacafe, Mixer, MySpace TV, Twitch, Vimeo, Yahoo Videos and YouTube.
Custom BBCode
clovenhooves includes some custom MyCode (MyBB's custom BBCode).
Inline code
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| normal text and `inline code text` to follow | normal text and inline code text to follow |
Spoilers
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| ||Text to be hidden with spoilers|| | SpoilersText to be hidden with spoilers |
Expandable text
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| [expand="Custom header"]Text to expand[/expand] | Custom headerText to expand |