# Text practice.....(experiments w/ large text and colors) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 8, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223 "2003-01-08T01:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/1 "2003-01-08T01:17:44Z")
Worm…WORM …Ball…BALL _Worm…WORM …Ball…BALL_ _Worm…WORM …Ball…BALL_ Worm…WORM …Ball…BALL ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/2 "2003-01-08T14:49:42Z")
Where are all the pretty colors? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/3 "2003-01-08T15:27:09Z")
Are you saying black isn’t a pretty color? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/4 "2003-01-08T16:12:53Z")
Black is the absence of colour (it may also be the absence of color, but I couldn’t be sure, as I have never been to America). ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/5 "2003-01-08T16:40:11Z")
Let’s see how far using the [colour] tag gets you with this software. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/6 "2003-01-08T20:45:39Z")
Black is a very pretty color. Black even looks good in different colors. Anyone else agree with my feelings about the color black? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/7 "2003-01-08T21:24:41Z")
Ahhhgh…forgot the colors…I’ll do 'em later… 😃 I never even considered a “COLOUR” tag error… As well, am I with other americans in that “Colour” makes me want to say “co-LORE”? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/8 "2003-01-08T21:54:13Z")
“Colour” makes me want to say “kuh-LOOR”. You want color names? **███Aliceblue ███ Antiquewhite ███ Aqua ███ Aquamarine ███ Azure ███ beige ███ bisque ███ black ███ blanchedalmond ███ blue ███ blueviolet ███ brown ███ burlywood ███ cadetblue ███ chartreuse** More here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152818](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152818) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/9 "2003-01-08T23:21:02Z")
As in any thread about colo(u)r tags, someone will point out that it’s possible to do this: Mangetout So it might as well be me. What’s so special about that? Click the ‘quote’ button at the bottom of this post to find out. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/10 "2003-01-08T23:31:44Z")
How in the name of all that is holy did you swing that one? ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/11 "2003-01-08T23:42:31Z")
Joe K \<—Like that!! Tars Tarkas ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/12 "2003-01-08T23:59:35Z")
Apparently it only works if you have numerals or the letters A-F appearing in the first few (6 I think) characters of your user name - it is interpreted as a hexadecimal number. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/13 "2003-01-09T00:23:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \* > \*\*Joe K \<—Like that!! > Tars Tarkas \*\* Wow! That’s awesome! At least it is to me, who knows next-to-nothing about code… ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/14 "2003-01-09T00:29:30Z")
Okay, on with the experiments… Drumstick Brakedrum Smoked Beef ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/15 "2003-01-09T00:34:26Z")
Drumstick Brakedrum Smoked Beef [SIZE=17]Drumstick ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/16 "2003-01-09T00:36:34Z")
Okay, got my jollies off, thanks for your tolerance, Mods/Admins. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/17 "2003-01-09T06:40:36Z")
**Achernar** I thought about trying that months ago, when this came up before, but I decided I would be too disappointed if it wasn’t some shade of green, my favorite color. Ah, I wish I had been adventurous back then… ---
**Author:** ![BrightEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@BrightEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightEyes)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/18 "2003-01-09T06:47:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \* > \*\*Joe K \<—Like that!! > Tars Tarkas \*\* BrightEyes Cool. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/19 "2003-01-10T00:29:58Z")
**XJETGIRLX** Alright! wow that’s bright 🆒 ---
**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:** [January 10, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-practice-experiments-w-large-text-and-colors/147223/20 "2003-01-10T01:16:42Z")
Test [sub] [“size=3]Test[/size”][/sub] TEST! [sub] [“size=6]TEST![/size”] TEST!!! [sub] ["[size=16]TEST!!![/size"] Dammit, I said it was a test. . . Now how do you do the colors? Tripler I’m just reaching in the dark on this one. . .