FOMPS.NET: HTML Syntax

HTML Syntax

Don't use HTML in forum posts; use Markdown instead. You'll thank yourself.

Hyperlinks

Code: Check out <a href="http://vandahm.org/">Steve's website</a>.
Result: Check out Steve's website.

Note: You must always remember to include the http:// in your link. Even though your browser understands vandahm.org when you type it in your browser bar, it won't understand what it means when it sees it in an HTML document. It will assume that vandahm.org is a resource on the current site and, when you click on the link, will try to take you to http://forum.fomps.net/vandahm.org.

Bold Text

Code: Joe is a chump.
Result: Joe is a chump.

Italicized Text

Code: Joe is a chump.
Result: Joe is a chump.

Lists

<ul>
    <li>Collect underpants</li>
    <li>????
    <li>Profit!
</ul>

The result:

Collect underpants
????
Profit!

By replacing ul with ol, you get an ordered (numbered) list:

<ol>
    <li>Collect underpants</li>
    <li>????
    <li>Profit!
</ol>

Images

Here's the code. You can put it all on one line: <img src="http://vandahm.freeshell.org/pictures/steve/old/1987-03-26.jpg" alt="Steve at the Dentist" />

The result looks like this:

Steve at the dentist

Blockquotes

Here's the code:

<blockquote>
    This is a bunch of sample text.  This is a bunch of
    sample text.  This is a bunch of sample text.  This
    is a bunch of sample text.  This is a bunch of
    sample text.  This is a bunch of sample text.  This
    is a bunch of sample text.
</blockquote>

And here's the result:

This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text. This is a bunch of sample text.