# Is there a list of known tags for text? (Bolding, strikethrough, etc) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 12, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236 "2008-07-12T14:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/1 "2008-07-12T14:42:21Z")
I was in the middle of a post, when I thought to myself, “Self, I don’t know how to strikethrough text on the Dope. I wonder if there’s a list of all the permissible text tags available to edit with.” I know the following: “Brackets-B” **bolds** “Brackets-I” _italicizes_ “Brackets-U” Underlines “Brackets-Code” ```auto Puts things in a code box ``` “Brackets-Quote” > [@](#): > > Quotes things . . . and then you’ve got the various color tags, the size tags, and the ubiquitous URL tag. But what else is there? Is there a “strikethrough” set of tags? Tripler I’ve got the gumption, I’m going to find a good ASCII character map and post it in this thread–that way I’ve got a ready, subsrcibed-to reference. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/2 "2008-07-12T14:43:54Z")
This is strikethrough on most boards But not on this, apparently. 🙂 [strike]maybe this?[/strike] ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/3 "2008-07-12T14:52:30Z")
At the very bottom of every screen is a table of Posting Rules, including the line that VB Code is ON. Click on that, and you get a list of all the tags available. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode) ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/4 "2008-07-12T14:57:09Z")
[QUOTE=mnemosyne] At the very bottom of every screen is a table of Posting Rules, including the line that VB Code is ON. Click on that, and you get a list of all the tags available. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode) [/QUOTE] That’s _exactly_ what I was looking for, thanks! Oh, and **sandra\_nz** , the strikethrough function is “[del]” . . . Tripler Now. . . about that ASCII map. . . ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/5 "2008-07-12T15:08:26Z")
[QUOTE=sandra\_nz] This is strikethrough on most boards But not on this, apparently. 🙂 [strike]maybe this?[/strike] [/QUOTE] bracket del /bracket give you a [del]delete[/del] strikethrough ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/6 "2008-07-12T19:41:54Z")
In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459341&highlight=link+specific+post) short thread from March, **Hypnagogic Jerk** in Post 4 tells **HazelNutCoffee** how to link to a specific post in another thread and have the whole (other) thread available to scroll. > [@](#): > > If you know the post number (which you can get when you hover on the number at the top right of the post), you can link to it simply by writing [post=\]some text[/post]. When I hover on a Post # in the top right corner nothing happens except the normally grey Post # becomes white (and stays white after hovering). No post number magically appears. Is my hovering technique substandard? I would also be curious, when someone clicks on the link in the first sentence of this post, do the search terms I used to find it appear in red, as they do on my computer? If so, is there a way to avoid that? I don’t mind if they’re red on mine but I would rather they not be for someone clicking on the link. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/7 "2008-07-12T20:18:39Z")
Yes, anyone clicking on your link will see the search terms you used highlighted in red. There is a way around that, though. Your link is: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459341&highlight=link+specific+post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459341&highlight=link+specific+post) If you edit your link to remove “&highlight=link+specific+post” then the highlights will not appear as part of the link. I found this out because the same thing bothered me once. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/8 "2008-07-12T20:47:36Z")
[del]A-ha![/del] ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/9 "2008-07-13T01:35:53Z")
[QUOTE=Mark Ryle] When I hover on a Post # in the top right corner nothing happens except the normally grey Post # becomes white (and stays white after hovering). No post number magically appears. Is my hovering technique substandard? [/QUOTE] Your hovering is fine, but your attention is trained in the wrong area. You must have your status bar visible, and the link to the post is in there. It will show: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9995446&postcount=6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9995446&postcount=6) the important part being: p=9995446 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/10 "2008-07-13T01:59:23Z")
[QUOTE=Mark Ryle] In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459341&highlight=link+specific+post) short thread from March, **Hypnagogic Jerk** in Post 4 tells **HazelNutCoffee** how to link to a specific post in another thread and have the whole (other) thread available to scroll.When I hover on a Post # in the top right corner nothing happens except the normally grey Post # becomes white (and stays white after hovering). No post number magically appears. Is my hovering technique substandard? I would also be curious, when someone clicks on the link in the first sentence of this post, do the search terms I used to find it appear in red, as they do on my computer? If so, is there a way to avoid that? I don’t mind if they’re red on mine but I would rather they not be for someone clicking on the link. [/QUOTE] [post=9994776]test[/post] Cool it works! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/11 "2008-07-13T03:54:47Z")
Ok now, let me try this. First I’ll [post=9566028]link directly to **Hypnagogic Jerk** ’s post[/post] while still allowing anyone who follows the link to scroll up and down the page it’s on. Thank you **GuanoLad** for that. Now I’ll check to see none of my search terms are appearing in red. They’re not. Great. Thanks very much **LurkMeister**. **HazelNutCoffee** [post=9566960]is a quick learner[/post]. I seem to require a little follow-up. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/12 "2008-07-13T15:29:57Z")
Mods, I think we ought to make this thread a sticky. Whaddya say? ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/13 "2008-07-14T23:45:58Z")
Either this thread, or an actual tested and approved list of codes would be a wonderful resource. Especially a clarification of the differences between codes for: Show single post only Show post in thread Show thread I know it’s here, just a post or two higher up. I’m sure it’ll make sense after a decent sleep and a couple of re-reads, but having it all laid out clear and simple under a decriptive title would help all the newbies as well as sleep deprived me. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/14 "2008-07-15T02:01:20Z")
I found _a_ link (there’s a plethora out there) for [ASCII Characters](http://rmhh.co.uk/ascii.html), but strangely enough, I’m having a helluva time getting it to work here. . . . . . but I _have_ been getting by in the past by using the ‘Character Map’ function in my Windows OS. See? ™ ‭€₧⅛‰▄ Tripler A sticky from me? I’d be honored! © ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/15 "2008-07-15T19:30:47Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] Mods, I think we ought to make this thread a sticky. Whaddya say? [/QUOTE] IANA mod, but may I point out it’s already in a [post=7698936]sticky[/post]? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/16 "2008-07-15T19:38:16Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Your hovering is fine, but your attention is trained in the wrong area. You must have your status bar visible, and the link to the post is in there. It will show: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9995446&postcount=6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9995446&postcount=6) the important part being: p=9995446 [/QUOTE] Or while hovering, left-click and select “copy link location”. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/17 "2008-07-15T19:43:46Z")
Oh, and the meta-tip: if you want to see how a post produced a particular effect, just click on “reply” for that post. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-known-tags-for-text-bolding-strikethrough-etc/456236/18 "2008-07-15T20:19:57Z")
[QUOTE=rowrrbazzle] IANA mod, but may I point out it’s already in a [post=7698936]sticky[/post]? [/QUOTE] Holy crap! That post right there kinda takes the wind outta my sails for this thread. Mods: if you so deem fit, g’head an’ close this one. Tripler Rule #1: Learn to _read_ before you post–it keeps the signal to noise ratio lower.