Various "emoticons" (codes that get converted into icons, often to express emotion) are available for you use when posting messages. Here's a list:
You can also do some simple text formatting using special punctuation symbols on either side of a word or phrase. Here's a list of what is available:
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| **bold** becomes bold | __underlined__ becomes underlined |
| %%italics%% becomes italics | ##strikeout## becomes strikeout |
| ~~small~~ becomes small | ==big== becomes big |
{pre}p r e - f o r m a t t e d{pre} becomes p r e - f o r m a t t e d | SPA *space* *space* *space* CE becomes SPA CE |
| ++centered++ becomes centered | ||subscript|| becomes subscript |
| ^^superscript^^ becomes superscript | {red} red {red} becomes red |
| {black} black {black} becomes black | {orange} orange {orange} becomes orange |
| {yellow} yellow {yellow} becomes yellow | {green} green {green} becomes green |
| {blue} blue {blue} becomes blue | {purple} purple {purple} becomes purple |
| {gray} gray {gray} becomes gray | {inverse} inverse {inverse} becomes inverse |
| {iblack} iblack {iblack} becomes iblack | {ired} ired {ired} becomes ired |
| {iorange} iorange {iorange} becomes iorange | {iyellow} iyellow {iyellow} becomes iyellow |
| {igreen} igreen {igreen} becomes igreen | {iblue} iblue {iblue} becomes iblue |
| {ipurple} ipurple {ipurple} becomes ipurple | {igray} igray {igray} becomes igray |
Put your text in a box Syntax is: {box}text{box} thus {box}my text{box} becomes: |
Hide your text to prevent spoiling something Syntax is: {spoiler}hidden text{spoiler} thus {spoiler}Soylent Green is People{spoiler} becomes: Spoiler Soylent Green is People | (use your mouse to highlight the text to see it, or <Control>-A |
Use any color via its hex code Syntax is: {#6-digit-hex-value}text{#6-digit-hex-value} thus {#CDBF7F}This is beige.{#} becomes: This is beige. |
Use any inverse color via its hex code Syntax is: {i#6-digit-hex-value}text{i#6-digit-hex-value} thus {i#CDBF7F}This is inverse beige.{i#} becomes: This is inverse beige. |
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Use a different font face Syntax is: {face font-face}text{face} thus {face Arial}This is Arial{face} or {face Comic Sans MS}This is Comic Sans MS.{face} or even {face Wingdings}1567abd{face} becomes: This is Arial or This is Comic Sans MS. or even 1567abd |
Make a hyperlink Syntax is: {href}LINK Text for Link{href} thus {href}http://mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=590 System Shock 2{href} becomes: System Shock 2 |
In-line an image Syntax is: {img}LINK-TO-IMAGE WIDTH HEIGHT{img} thus {img}http://gametz.com/biopics/blank.gif 150 150{img} becomes:  |
Link an image Combining these, you can link an image like so: Syntax is: {href}LINK {img}LINK-TO-IMAGE WIDTH HEIGHT{img}{href} thus {href}http://gametz.com {img}http://gametz.com/biopics/blank.gif 150 150{img}{href} becomes:  |