# Pssssst! Gimme the codes, man! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657 "2004-01-04T16:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/1 "2004-01-04T16:41:54Z")
I seek the secret codes, my good fellows. I need you, yes… YOU, to give me all the codes used here on the boards to make that type all fancy like and cool, K? I’m a dork and I’m gonna make me a list of the codes so I, too, can be a cool poster. That is the one thing I lack… the ancient and forbidden Knowledge of the Codes!! Muahhhh ha haaa! _evil cackling fades away_ :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/2 "2004-01-04T16:45:45Z")
Naught into naught = naught ---
**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 4, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/3 "2004-01-04T16:46:48Z")
\*\* Bold \*\* - Italic \* Underline Font (arial) [Link (bbc news)](http://news.bbc.co.uk) Colour ---
**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 4, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/4 "2004-01-04T16:48:54Z")
To make the fancy codes use the font, size, and colour codes. The secret is to use the picturey fonts (wingdings, webdings wingdings2 etc…) I forgot the size code… Big text ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/5 "2004-01-04T16:50:39Z")
Oooooooooh! The CODES, THE CODES! _shudders_ Hee hee, thanks, man! ---
**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 4, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/6 "2004-01-04T16:51:16Z")
My sig was made using webdings in green with a size of 20 û ---
**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 4, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/7 "2004-01-04T16:53:15Z")
[You might find this page useful too](http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html) ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/8 "2004-01-04T18:50:30Z")
[Webding codes](http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/webdings/webdings.html) [Wingding codes](http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/wingdings/wingdings.html) ---
**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 4, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/9 "2004-01-04T19:01:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*[Webding codes](http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/webdings/webdings.html) > [Wingding codes](http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/wingdings/wingdings.html) \*\* One of those links caused a popup explosion when I closed it. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/10 "2004-01-04T21:02:11Z")
Oops, sorry. I’ve got the Google popup blocker so I didn’t notice. Good thing to have installed anyway. ---
**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 4, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/11 "2004-01-04T21:11:17Z")
Actually all the popups closed themselves instantly if I leave them alone. I have a habit of pouncing on them as soon as they show themselves, but these ones had the courtesy to commit suicide. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/12 "2004-01-04T23:24:04Z")
Good GOD, **Lobsang**!!! You have THAT much free time??? SHIT… Who is the smilie artist again? _searches back into the murky depths of her mind, comes up blank_ ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/13 "2004-01-05T03:43:42Z")
And of course It turns out it was all a dream. for not giving things away, mostly in Cafe Society. Looks like this: It turns out it was all a dream. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/14 "2004-01-05T05:29:17Z")
Not to be a huge wet blanket or anything, but you _have_ scrolled all the way to the bottom of the page when reading the Dope, haven’t you? [sub]That link called **vB code** is perty helpful.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/15 "2004-01-05T05:41:21Z")
Hmmmm… I get to the submit area and that’s about it. I’ve only been here since… ---
**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 5, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssssst-gimme-the-codes-man/222657/16 "2004-01-05T12:37:59Z")
Press ‘post reply’ instead of using the submit area. You’ll get a selection of options to put code into your post.