# smilies **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 29, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032 "2001-11-29T23:13:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/1 "2001-11-29T23:13:20Z")
What smilies can you use here? And can you use html or do you use something different? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/2 "2001-11-29T23:15:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gasser \* > \*\*What smilies can you use here? And can you use html or do you use something different? \*\* [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies) you go, **gasser**. And, sorry, but no HTML. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/3 "2001-11-29T23:21:57Z")
Cool, thanks! But how do you make bold, italics, hyperlink, and underscore? I’ve figured out the quote thing. Is there anything else? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/4 "2001-11-29T23:27:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gasser \* > \*\*Cool, thanks! > > But how do you make bold, italics, hyperlink, and underscore? I’ve figured out the quote thing. Is there anything else? \*\* That stuff you’ll find [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode). Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/5 "2001-11-29T23:27:52Z")
Look for this text when at the top of the “Post Reply” screen: > [@](#): > > Posts: HTML code is Off. [Smilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies) are On. [vB code](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) is On. [IMG] code is Off. Click on the links to find out the how-tos. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/6 "2001-11-29T23:28:50Z")
Bold text is made by surrounding the text you want **bold** with {b} and {/b}, except replace { } with . Same goes for _italic_ {i}text{/i} and underline {u}text{/u} ---
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/7 "2001-11-29T23:43:36Z")
Thanks, again! ---
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/8 "2001-11-29T23:46:56Z")
(b)bold\ **Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/9 "2001-11-29T23:49:47Z") OOPS! **bold** _italics_ underscore [Straight Dope](http://straightdope.com) ---
**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:** [November 29, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/10 "2001-11-29T23:50:30Z")
Don’t forget [sub]subscripts[/sub] and [sup]superscripts[/sup] as well. There’s also the symbol font: [sym]abcdefg[/sym]. Click on the small “quote” icon underneath this post to see how those effects are done. ---
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/11 "2001-11-30T00:42:12Z")
[sub]test[/sub] [sup]test[/sup] [sym]test[/sym] test ---
**Author:** ![gasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gasser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gasser)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/12 "2001-11-30T00:45:56Z")
_ **If I posted everything like this, would I get in trouble?** _ ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/13 "2001-11-30T00:54:25Z")
No, but you probably wouldn’t get many replies either. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies/96032/14 "2001-11-30T04:48:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gasser \* > \*\*_ **If I posted everything like this, would I get in trouble?** _ \*\* For instance **gasser** too much bold print hurts my eyes, so I’d probably never read anything but short statements in bold.