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- 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.

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Allowed HTML tags: <a> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <blockquote> <hr>

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://fob.po8.org">FOB</a>`	FOB
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 img.
Bolded	`<b>Bolded</b>`	Bolded
Italicized	`<i>Italicized</i>`	Italicized
Block quoted	`<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>`	Block quoted
No help provided for tag hr.

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	`"`	"

If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.

Smileys

Smiley	Acronyms
	:) :-) :smile:
	;) ;-) :wink:
	:( :-( :sad:
	:D :-D :lol:
	}:) }:-) :evil:
	:P :-P :tongue:
	:O :-O :shocked:
	:? :-? :puzzled:
	8-) :cool:
	:jawdrop:
	:sick: :barf:
	(B) :fob:

Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
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.

Restricted HTML:

Allowed HTML tags: <a> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <blockquote> <hr>

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://fob.po8.org">FOB</a>`	FOB
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 img.
Bolded	`<b>Bolded</b>`	Bolded
Italicized	`<i>Italicized</i>`	Italicized
Block quoted	`<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>`	Block quoted
No help provided for tag hr.

Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

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.

If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.

Smileys

Smiley	Acronyms
	:) :-) :smile:
	;) ;-) :wink:
	:( :-( :sad:
	:D :-D :lol:
	}:) }:-) :evil:
	:P :-P :tongue:
	:O :-O :shocked:
	:? :-? :puzzled:
	8-) :cool:
	:jawdrop:
	:sick: :barf:
	(B) :fob:

Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

Restricted Markdown:

Allowed HTML tags: <a> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <tt> <h2> <hr> <img>

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://fob.po8.org">FOB</a>`	FOB
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
Bolded	`<b>Bolded</b>`	Bolded
Italicized	`<i>Italicized</i>`	Italicized
Emphasized	`<em>Emphasized</em>`	Emphasized
No help provided for tag tt.
By default paragraph tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones.	`<p>Paragraph one.</p> <p>Paragraph two.</p>`	Paragraph one. Paragraph two.
By default line break tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. Use of this tag is different because it is not used with an open/close pair like all the others. Use the extra " /" inside the tag to maintain XHTML 1.0 compatibility	`Text with <br />line break`	Text with line break
Header	`<h2>Subtitle</h2>`	Subtitle
No help provided for tag hr.
No help provided for tag img.

Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

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

Quick Tips:
- Two or more spaces at a line's end = Line break
- Double returns = Paragraph
- *Single asterisks* or _single underscores_ = Emphasis
- **Double** or __double__ = Strong
- This is [a link](http://the.link.example.com "The optional title text")
For complete details on the Markdown syntax, see the Markdown documentation and Markdown Extra documentation for tables, footnotes, and more.

If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.

Smileys

Smiley	Acronyms
	:) :-) :smile:
	;) ;-) :wink:
	:( :-( :sad:
	:D :-D :lol:
	}:) }:-) :evil:
	:P :-P :tongue:
	:O :-O :shocked:
	:? :-? :puzzled:
	8-) :cool:
	:jawdrop:
	:sick: :barf:
	(B) :fob:

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