# Bending the text to your will... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 31, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530 "2000-07-31T08:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/1 "2000-07-31T08:22:14Z")
Okay, so far I’ve figured out how to **bold** , underline, and _italicise_. I know how to post a ([http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2)) using vB code, and how to do different sorts of symbols. One thing I’ve seen but can’t duplicate is the teeny text I’ve seen in some threads. It looks like a [sup]superscript[/sup] or [sub]subscript[/sub], but I don’t know how to duplicate it. Can anyone tell me how that’s done? Is there an exhaustive list of vB codes? ~~Baloo Cool! My guess at the super/subscript worked after all! [sup] or [sub] (using these brackets = ) works just fine! I love the preview feature! So what else can I do that I haven’t sorted out yet? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/2 "2000-07-31T08:50:39Z")
[sub]Well there is [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) page which I’m sure your already aware off. [/sub] You can learn how to list and use the [[sup][/sup]code]feature 😉 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/3 "2000-07-31T10:51:44Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) This explains everything you can do except the super/subscripts, but you seem to have figured that out already. You may also embed lists and bolding, etc internally, like below. [list=a] [li] **Vegetables** [/li][list=1] [li]aspargus[/li][li]broccoli[/li][li]carrots[/li][/list=1] [li] **Fruits** [/li][list=1] [li]apples[/li][li]oranges[/li][li]pears[/li][/list=1] [/list=a] ---
**Author:** ![Pink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pink)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/4 "2000-07-31T13:42:37Z")
\*\* [Don’t forget the link. Here’s how to post one, Part Next](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25307)\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/5 "2000-07-31T18:59:53Z")
I wanna try. **Biogenic Amines** [list=1][li] **Monoamines** [list=a][_]Catecholamines[list=1][_]dopamine[/li][li]norepinephrine[/list=1][_]Indoleamines[list=1][_]serotonin[/list=1][/list=a] **Histamine** [/li][/list=1]Some text to make sure the formatting worked. Now I need to find a thread where I can use this! ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bending-the-text-to-your-will/27530/6 "2000-07-31T19:08:01Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Pink \* > \*\*\*\* [Don’t forget the link. Here’s how to post one, Part Next](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25307)_\* \*\* Something else I learned on that thread is how to link to [a specific post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=618449#post618449) in a thread. This could be _ **very** _ useful.