# How do I make the spoiler box?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974>\
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**Created:** [January 11, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974 "2004-01-11T12:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/1 "2004-01-11T12:51:03Z")

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??

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/2 "2004-01-11T12:54:36Z")

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[spoilerx]blah blah blah[/spoilerx]

without the x

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/3 "2004-01-11T12:55:40Z")

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blah blah blah

see?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/4 "2004-01-12T02:52:50Z")

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or, without actually putting an x in…

wibble wibble my mother is a teacup

[spoiler]wibble wibble my mother is a teacup[spoiler]

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/5 "2004-01-12T02:53:00Z")

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or, without actually putting an x in…

wibble wibble my mother is a teacup

wibble wibble my mother is a teacup

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/6 "2004-01-12T02:55:10Z")

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µ ® @ dÆmon

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/7 "2004-01-12T03:06:04Z")

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for testing purposes

WIth BooBies that wobbLE!!!

WIth BooBies that wobbLE!!!

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**Author:** ![Gnarly\_Narly\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gnarly\_Narly\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gnarly_Narly_Dude)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/8 "2004-01-12T08:30:37Z")

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**Lobsang** - Since you like playing with colors and spoiler boxes, here’s a way to make a _box-less_ spoiler box.

Spoiler: Highlight here-\> Hit the Quote button to see how. \<-

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/9 "2004-01-12T08:49:13Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Gnarly Narly Dude \*  
> \*\ ***Lobsang** - Since you like playing with colors and spoiler boxes, here’s a way to make a _box-less_ spoiler box.
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> Spoiler: Highlight here-\> Hit the Quote button to see how. \<- \*\*

That’s exactly how I guessed it would be done, problem is, you have to know the exact colour, and it’s a gamble weither you get a dark post or a light post (as they alternate)

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**Author:** ![Marks\_1st\_wife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Marks\_1st\_wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marks_1st_wife)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/10 "2004-01-12T08:50:38Z")

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Like this? just an experiment

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/11 "2004-01-12T11:01:49Z")

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[spoiler]Hey shit, I didn’t realise the dark post/light post thing. Interesting.

foijerpfihjwephn

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**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/12 "2004-01-12T14:49:00Z")

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I’ve never used a spoiler box before. I think it’s time I give it a try…

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**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/13 "2004-01-18T02:03:06Z")

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just testing

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**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/14 "2004-01-18T02:44:33Z")

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Okay,

[spoiler] I just hadda try it too![/spoiler}

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**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/15 "2004-01-18T02:47:26Z")

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Oops! So, in that case,

Preview is my BEST friend, and so’s keeping an eye on my shift key!

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/16 "2004-01-18T11:37:59Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> That’s exactly how I guessed it would be done, problem is, you have to know the exact colour, and it’s a gamble weither you get a dark post or a light post (as they alternate)

Not any more they don’t.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/17 "2004-01-18T11:40:11Z")

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I’m on Pacific time, so for me it’s always started at 1:30am and ended ~2:20am. But last night I think it was, I was able to continue surfing during that time; then the board shut down at I think 3am or 3:30.

So what’s the deal?

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/18 "2004-01-18T11:42:30Z")

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I thought that was a new thread!

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/19 "2004-01-19T00:22:12Z")

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I was posting in wrong threads all over the place the other day. It seems easier to do in this new vbulletin.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-spoiler-box/223974/20 "2004-01-19T03:49:51Z")

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