# this is probably obvious to everyone else but... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 25, 2000, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445 "2000-09-25T12:03:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/1 "2000-09-25T12:03:46Z")
How do you make fine print in a post? I just figured out bolding and italics, but how do you make the small print? ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/2 "2000-09-25T12:10:22Z")
Use sub or super scripts using {sub}{/sub} with [sub]Click “quote” ate the bottom of my post to see how I did it. Works in sigs too.[/sub] picmr ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/3 "2000-09-25T13:39:56Z")
The best way to learn all the text tricks is this thread: (I try to add tricks in as they get discovered elsewhere) \*\* [Don’t forget the link. Here’s how to post one, Part Next](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25307)\*\* With 1000 posts, I’m surprized you haven’t seen it yet. (A lot of people tell me it’s one of the few threads they have bookmarked.) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/4 "2000-09-25T13:48:35Z")
Thanks, guys! ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/5 "2000-09-25T20:39:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Show\_Biz \* > \*\* > With 1000 posts, I’m surprized you haven’t seen it yet. > (A lot of people tell me it’s one of the few threads they have bookmarked.) \*\* Maybe because the subject title is misleading. I too have over 1000 posts and I too have never looked at that thread (until today), because I already knew how to post a link. If you want more people to read it, you might want to get **TubaDiva** to add “and other neat tricks” to the subject. ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/6 "2000-09-25T22:12:18Z")
I’d say he (or somebody else) would be better off with the idea above of starting over. This thread is getting a little shopworn. Too many test posts to wade past. Something like Louie’s thread would be easier to use. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/7 "2000-09-26T02:59:46Z")
This is only a test. Had this been an actual post, I would have tried to appear intelligent. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-probably-obvious-to-everyone-else-but/34445/8 "2000-09-26T14:27:37Z")
:o [sub]errr… sorry, gotta go[/sub]