# Just for fun... coloured links

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 29, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587 "2002-06-29T17:45:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![nikjohns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587/1 "2002-06-29T17:45:36Z")

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Just thought this might make… well, nobody, interested, but it is kinda cool:

[SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)

[SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)

[SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)

This is done by simply combining the and [COLOR] tags.

Note that the tag must go before the [COLOR] tag:

[SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)

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And don’t be impressed with my coding prowess - I’ve previewed at least a dozen times :smack:

- n

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**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:** [June 29, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587/2 "2002-06-29T18:41:59Z")

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Kudos to you for previewing and making sure it was right.

Also, there’s another way to get vB coding to display without being interpreted. It’s described in the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1956119#post1956119). Example:

red

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**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587/3 "2002-06-29T20:05:29Z")

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It’s not _before_ [COLOR], but [COLOR]…[/COLOR] _inside_ … Improperly nested tags make baby Jesus cry. ☹ 😉

[PRETTY](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/)

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**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-coloured-links/116587/4 "2002-06-29T20:45:22Z")

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Oh, and I second the kudos. Most coding tests can be done with preview only. But previewing doesn’t display the forgotten post title from previous tests. Ignore the title from my last post. It wasn’t a test. It had been an actual emergency. 😃