What is BBCode?

Originally Posted by mhuktar

Bulletin Board Code or BBCode is a lightweight markup language used to format posts in many message boards. The available tags are usually indicated by square brackets surrounding a keyword, and they are parsed by the message board system before being translated into a markup language that web browsers understand—usually HTML or XHTML.
BBCode was devised to provide a safer, easier and more limited way of allowing users to format their messages. Previously, many message boards allowed the users to include HTML formatting, a side effect of which was that malformed HTML could disrupt the page's layout, or HTML could be used to run JavaScript leading to XSS attacks. Some implementations of BBCode have suffered problems related to the way they translate the BBCode into HTML, which could negate the security that was intended to be given by BBCode. An alternative is a properly written HTML filter (many of which are freely available).

Although the basic tags of BBCode are similar in most internet forum software, there is currently no standards document for BBCode and there are consequently many incompatible variants. Some variants are case-sensitive while others are not. Some variants have tags which highlight the formatting of HTML, ASP, PHP, SQL and other markup languages and programming languages.

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BBCode is an abbreviation for Bulletin Board Code, the markup language used for small to format posts in many message boards. It is also called forum codes. Available tags are generally rectangular in brackets surrounding a keyword, and are analyzed by the bulletin board system before being translated into a markup language that web browsers understand, usually HTML or XHTML.

BBCode is Bulletin Board Code and it helps those who are ignorant about HTML, to make their texts look good on the web. This code is written in [ ] bracket.

Bulletin Board Code or BBCode is a lightweight markup language used to format posts in lots of message boards. The obtainable tags are usually indicated by square brackets surrounding a keyword, & they are parsed by the message board method before being translated in to a markup language that web browsers understand usually HTML or XHTML.

BBCode stands for Bulletin Board Code. BB Code is a quick and simple way to add furnishings or formatting to your posts. BBCode itself is commensurable in appearance to HTML. BBCode accept suffered problems accompanying to the way they adapt the BBCode into HTML.

BBCode stands for Bulletin Board Code. BB Code is a quick and easy way to add effects or formatting to your posts. BBCode itself is comparable in style to HTML.