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Allowed HTML tags: <a> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <div> <img> <media> <image> <link> <media:thumbnail><swf>

This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

Tag Description	You Type	You Get
Anchors are used to make links to other pages.	`<a href="http://how-to-box.com/boxing">How To Box</a>`	How To Box
Emphasized	`<em>Emphasized</em>`	Emphasized
Strong	`<strong>Strong</strong>`	Strong
Cited	`<cite>Cited</cite>`	Cited
Coded text used to show programming source code	`<code>Coded</code>`	`Coded`
Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	`<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>`	First item Second item
Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	`<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>`	First item Second item
Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.	`<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>`	First term First definition Second term Second definition
No help provided for tag span.
No help provided for tag div.
No help provided for tag img.
No help provided for tag media.
No help provided for tag image.
No help provided for tag link.
No help provided for tag media.
No help provided for tag swf.

Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like & for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

Character Description	You Type	You Get
Ampersand	`&`	&
Greater than	`>`	>
Less than	`<`	<
Quotation mark	`"`	"

Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The line break, paragraph and close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example:
```
[quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]
```
is displayed as:

Quote:
This is a simple quote.

Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author.
```
[quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]
      
```
is displayed as:

Mr. Drupal wrote:
This is a quote with an attribution line.

Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag.
```
      [quote]I think she says it best...
      [quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
      but you can't argue with
      [quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
      Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
      And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]
```
is displayed as:

Quote:
I think she says it best...
Ms. Quotation wrote:
This is a quote nested within another quote.
but you can't argue with
Ms. Reply wrote:
The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.
And I have nothing more to say.

Full HTML:
- Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example:
```
[quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]
```
  is displayed as:
  
  Quote:
  This is a simple quote.
  
  Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author.
```
[quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]
      
```
  is displayed as:
  
  Mr. Drupal wrote:
  This is a quote with an attribution line.
  
  Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag.
```
      [quote]I think she says it best...
      [quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
      but you can't argue with
      [quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
      Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
      And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]
```
  is displayed as:
  
  Quote:
  I think she says it best...
  Ms. Quotation wrote:
  This is a quote nested within another quote.
  but you can't argue with
  Ms. Reply wrote:
  The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.
  And I have nothing more to say.
- Content in [[double square brackets]] will be linked to existing content with that title, or a page to create that content. Links can contain an optional bar, "|". Content on the left of the bar is the target; to the right, the link shown. Links to pages outside this site are allowed. They must start with one of the following: "http", "https", "ftp", or "mailto", and can exist either by themselves, or on the left of the bar. Examples:
- [[simple link]] - will go to the content titled "simple link" or a page to create that content.
- [[this is the target|this is the source]] - will present "this is the source" as a link to "this is the target", or a page to create that content.
- [[http://www.example.com|this is the source]] - will present "this is the source" as a link to http://www.example.com.
- [[http://www.example.com]] - will present "http://www.example.com" as a link to http://www.example.com.