# Can I Still "Shield" a Spoiler Alert?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805>\
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**Created:** [March 9, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805 "2019-03-09T01:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/1 "2019-03-09T01:50:53Z")

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Can I still black out and hide a spoiler? I forget how to do it, and I do not see any obvious options to create (or shield) a spoiler.

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/2 "2019-03-09T02:03:14Z")

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Please do not “shield” your reply…I may not know how to view it! :o

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/3 "2019-03-09T02:54:40Z")

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It’s right in the FAQ

[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=864546](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=864546)

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**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/4 "2019-03-09T14:35:37Z")

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If you don’t want a spoiler box you could make the font white and people could read it by highlighting it.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/5 "2019-03-09T15:12:35Z")

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The tag is called [noparse][spoiler][/noparse]. It works like this:

At the end of _Titanic_,

The ship sinks

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805/6 "2019-03-10T15:20:31Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> The tag is called [noparse][spoiler][/noparse]. It works like this:
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> At the end of _Titanic_,
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> The ship sinks

Just to be clear, you’re referencing the 1997 James Cameron film, correct?