# vb codes explained **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 14, 2000, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515 "2000-12-14T10:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/41 "2001-07-09T09:39:41Z")
_bump_ Why not? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/42 "2001-07-14T17:21:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Louie \* > \*\*words [sub]subscriped words[/sub] words [sup]superscripted words[/sup] words > > [sub]You can also use these codes if you want some parts of the text to be a font size smaller.[/sub] \*\* You can also use both the sub and sup codes combined to keep the smaller text on the same line as the larger text instead of above or below it. I’ll post an example below… ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/43 "2001-07-14T17:25:06Z")
Here’s an example of [sub][sup]using both sub and sup[/sup][/sub] on the same line. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/44 "2001-07-14T18:02:52Z")
Ok, like I can do all of the above, what I can’t seem to figure out, though is how to do multiple url codes to multiple sites and have it come out in a sentence. I can do: [one](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [line](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [at](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [a time](http://www.cnn.com/US/) but whenever I’ve tried to get it on [just](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [one](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/)[line](http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/) it’s hard to see that there’s 3 different ones. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/45 "2001-07-14T18:16:36Z")
I’m not sure I understand. [Are you](http://www.cnn.com) [using the](http://www.msnbc.com) [return key](http://www.abcnews.go.com/)? If so, then don’t. It may LOOK like each link is on a different line when you’re typing because the length of the URLs forces the typing to the next line, but if you don’t actually hit the return key, it will still appear on one line when you post it. Are you remembering to close each link individually, or are you doing one close tag at the end of the whole thing? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/46 "2001-07-14T18:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shayna \* > \*\*I’m not sure I understand. > > [Are you](http://www.cnn.com) [using the](http://www.msnbc.com) [return key](http://www.abcnews.go.com/)? > > If so, then don’t. It may LOOK like each link is on a different line when you’re typing because the length of the URLs forces the typing to the next line, but if you don’t actually hit the return key, it will still appear on one line when you post it. > > Are you remembering to close each link individually, or are you doing one close tag at the end of the whole thing? \*\* nope, not using the return key, and closed each code. if you put your mouse over the words, you’ll see each one light up individually. so, how do you get them to **look** different??? and did the quote thing so I could see your coding, and it looks the same as mine. huh. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/47 "2001-07-14T18:42:51Z")
**wring** - your coding and Shayna’s do look different to me when I click on “quote”. The difference I see in your coding is that there is a space before and after each caption within the code. your coding: [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/US/](http://www.cnn.com/US/)”] just [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/)”] one [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/](http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/)”] line your coding without the extra spaces: [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/US/](http://www.cnn.com/US/)”]just [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/)”]one [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/](http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/)”]line result: [just](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [one](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/)[line](http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/) vB takes out extra spaces. That along with your extra spaces is what I think caused the problem. Give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/48 "2001-07-14T18:57:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zgystardst \* > \*\*give it a try \*\* [just](http://www.cnn.com/US/) [one](http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/)[line](http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/) By george, I think you’ve done it! thanks much! (it was driving me nuts - can’t tell you how long it took for me to discover another problem I’d had w/multiple url codes, I wasn’t putting in the “” ) ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/49 "2001-07-14T18:57:46Z")
Aha - that’s it! **wring** , vB will underline spaces that are **within** the coding, but not those that are **inbetween** separate codes. To get the spaces to appear between each link, do it this way… [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.sample.url](http://www.sample.url)”]text **(insert space HERE)** [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.sample.url.2](http://www.sample.url.2)”]text **(insert space HERE)** [\*\*\*\*url=“[http://www.sample.url.3](http://www.sample.url.3)”]text. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/50 "2001-07-14T18:58:57Z")
Woo Hoo! You did it! Go You! ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/51 "2001-07-14T20:47:10Z")
My most sincere thanks to both of you! ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/52 "2001-07-17T13:15:33Z")
How does one link to a specific reply to an OP - the links to a specific thread show a “threadid” number, and when I go to the latest unread post I’ve seen (at least I think I have) a “postid”. Anyway, I couldn’t see any logic to it all, so can anyone tell me how I can link to someone’s specific reply in another (or the same) thread? Or can it not be done… Fond regards, Gp ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/53 "2001-07-17T17:16:32Z")
First, you need to get the post ID number. The easiest way is to hover over the “quote” or “IP: Logged” links at the bottom of the post: The URL that shows at the bottom of your screen will end with a number: That’s the one you want. Then, you create a normal URL for the thread. You can either use the standard “threadid=12345&pagenumber=2” format for this, or you can use “postid=54321”. Then, at the end of that URL, you need to append “#post54321” For instance, your post there is number 1447848, so a link to it would be either [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=50923&pagenumber=2#post1447848](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=50923&pagenumber=2#post1447848) or [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1447848#post1447848](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1447848#post1447848) ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/54 "2001-07-18T15:38:59Z")
Excellent - thank you… Gp ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/55 "2001-07-27T13:20:16Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![FarmerOak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@FarmerOak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerOak)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/56 "2001-07-29T13:48:32Z")
I’ll bump this. Don’t make me do it again. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/57 "2001-07-29T13:56:02Z")
That’d be a good idea, Farmer Oak. There’s no earthly reason to bump a thread that is already on the first page. Please don’t get in the habit of doing this. Okay? ---
**Author:** ![FarmerOak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@FarmerOak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerOak)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/58 "2001-07-29T14:13:48Z")
Drat you, **Uncle**! Did you not see that I was merely trying to get my name as “Last Post” for a record number of consecutive times? I was up to SEVEN! And you RUINED it! Now I have to go back to being witty! And pithy! And Wittily Pithy! And (this is hard) Pithily Witty! Thanks a lot, **Uncle**! ---
**Author:** ![Feathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Feathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feathers)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/59 "2001-07-30T04:19:29Z")
Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/60 "2001-08-24T02:56:16Z")
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