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BBCode ("Bulletin Board Code") is a lightweight markup language used to format messages in many Internet forum software. It was first introduced in 1998. [ 1 ] The available "tags" of BBCode are usually indicated by square brackets ( [ and ] ) surrounding a keyword, and are parsed before being translated into HTML .
Lightweight markup languages can be categorized by their tag types. Like HTML (<b>bold</b>), some languages use named elements that share a common format for start and end tags (e.g. BBCode [b]bold[/b]), whereas proper lightweight markup languages are restricted to ASCII-only punctuation marks and other non-letter symbols for tags, but some also mix both styles (e.g. Textile bq.
The HTML examples given should be i and b or em and strong. MrHen. 21:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC) I agree as elements like b are not XHTML but obsolete HTML elements. It would also be interesting to compare BBCode both to HTML and XHTML as BBCode is mostly based on obsolete HTML elements. --Goa103 16:08, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
In 1989, computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee wrote a memo proposing an Internet-based hypertext system, [17] then specified HTML and wrote the browser and server software in the last part of 1990. The first publicly available description of HTML was a document called "HTML Tags", first mentioned on the Internet by Berners-Lee in late 1991.
When HTML is disabled, Bulletin Board Code (BBCode) is the most common preferred alternative. BBCode usually consists of a tag, similar to HTML, but instead of < and >, the tagname is enclosed within square brackets (meaning: [and ]).
Message and Quick Reply editors that support BBCode, HTML, plain text and Smilies. User, Moderator and Admin Control Panels. A permission based user/group management system. A plugin system that can be used to extend the forum's functionality. A forum calendar. Custom profile fields.
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Valid values include |lang=wikitext for wikitext, |lang=html for HTML, along with many other languages including php, perl, css, javascript, mysql. Attempting to use an invalid value for lang will cause the page to be added to Category:Pages with syntax highlighting errors , and no syntax highlighting will be present in the output.