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  • Filtered HTML:
    • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

    • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>

      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 DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
      Anchors are used to make links to other pages.<a href="http://www.apirak.com">Apirak.com Panatkool</a>Apirak.com Panatkool
      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>
      1. First item
      2. 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

      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 &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

      Character DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
      Ampersand&amp;&
      Greater than&gt;>
      Less than&lt;<
      Quotation mark&quot;"
    • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

    • Syntax highlighting of source code can be enabled with the following tags:

      • Generic syntax highlighting tags: .
      • Language specific syntax highlighting tags: .

      Options and tips:

      • The language for the generic syntax highlighting tags can be specified with one of the attribute(s): type, lang, language. The possible values are: "bash" (for Bash), "drupal5" (for Drupal 5), "drupal6" (for Drupal 6), "html4strict" (for HTML), "java" (for Java), "javascript" (for Javascript), "mysql" (for MySQL), "perl" (for Perl), "rails" (for Rails), "ruby" (for Ruby), "sql" (for SQL), "xml" (for XML).
      • Line numbering can be enabled/disabled with the attribute "linenumbers". Possible values are: "off" for no line numbers, "normal" for normal line numbers and "fancy" for fancy line numbers (every nth line number highlighted). The start line number can be specified with the attribute "start", which implicitly enables normal line numbering. For fancy line numbering the interval for the highlighted line numbers can be specified with the attribute "fancy", which implicitly enables fancy line numbering.
      • If the source code between the tags contains a newline (e.g. immediatly after the opening tag), the highlighted source code will be displayed as a code block. Otherwise it will be displayed inline.
      • Beside the tag style "<foo>" it is also possible to use "[foo]".

      Defaults:

      • Default highlighting mode for generic syntax highlighting tags: the default language used for syntax highlighting is "ruby".
      • Default line numbering: normal line numbers.

      Examples:

      You typeYou get
  • Full HTML:
    • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
    • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

    • Syntax highlighting of source code can be enabled with the following tags:

      • Generic syntax highlighting tags: .
      • Language specific syntax highlighting tags: "<bash>" for Bash source code, "<java>" for Java source code, "<javascript>" for Javascript source code, "<mysql>" for MySQL source code, "<rails>" for Rails source code, "<ruby>" for Ruby source code, "<sql>" for SQL source code, "<xml>" for XML source code.

      Options and tips:

      • The language for the generic syntax highlighting tags can be specified with one of the attribute(s): type, lang, language. The possible values are: "bash" (for Bash), "drupal5" (for Drupal 5), "drupal6" (for Drupal 6), "html4strict" (for HTML), "java" (for Java), "javascript" (for Javascript), "mysql" (for MySQL), "perl" (for Perl), "rails" (for Rails), "ruby" (for Ruby), "sql" (for SQL), "xml" (for XML).
      • Line numbering can be enabled/disabled with the attribute "linenumbers". Possible values are: "off" for no line numbers, "normal" for normal line numbers and "fancy" for fancy line numbers (every nth line number highlighted). The start line number can be specified with the attribute "start", which implicitly enables normal line numbering. For fancy line numbering the interval for the highlighted line numbers can be specified with the attribute "fancy", which implicitly enables fancy line numbering.
      • If the source code between the tags contains a newline (e.g. immediatly after the opening tag), the highlighted source code will be displayed as a code block. Otherwise it will be displayed inline.

      Defaults:

      • Default highlighting mode for generic syntax highlighting tags: the default language used for syntax highlighting is "ruby".
      • Default line numbering: normal line numbers.

      Examples:

      You typeYou get
      <bash>
      foo = "bar";
      baz = "foz";
      </bash>      		Code block with syntax highlighting for Bash source code.
      <bash start="23" fancy="7">
      foo = "bar";
      baz = "foz";
      <bash>      		Code block with syntax highlighting for Bash source code,
      line numbers starting from 23
      and highlighted line numbers every 7th line.
  • Markdown:

    • Syntax highlighting of source code can be enabled with the following tags:

      • Generic syntax highlighting tags: .
      • Language specific syntax highlighting tags: "<bash>" for Bash source code, "<html>" for HTML source code, "<java>" for Java source code, "<javascript>" for Javascript source code, "<mysql>" for MySQL source code, "<perl>" for Perl source code, "<rails>" for Rails source code, "<ruby>" for Ruby source code, "<sql>" for SQL source code, "<xml>" for XML source code.

      Options and tips:

      • The language for the generic syntax highlighting tags can be specified with one of the attribute(s): type, lang, language. The possible values are: "bash" (for Bash), "drupal5" (for Drupal 5), "drupal6" (for Drupal 6), "html" (for HTML), "html4strict" (for HTML), "java" (for Java), "javascript" (for Javascript), "mysql" (for MySQL), "perl" (for Perl), "rails" (for Rails), "ruby" (for Ruby), "sql" (for SQL), "xml" (for XML).
      • Line numbering can be enabled/disabled with the attribute "linenumbers". Possible values are: "off" for no line numbers, "normal" for normal line numbers and "fancy" for fancy line numbers (every nth line number highlighted). The start line number can be specified with the attribute "start", which implicitly enables normal line numbering. For fancy line numbering the interval for the highlighted line numbers can be specified with the attribute "fancy", which implicitly enables fancy line numbering.
      • If the source code between the tags contains a newline (e.g. immediatly after the opening tag), the highlighted source code will be displayed as a code block. Otherwise it will be displayed inline.
      • Beside the tag style "<foo>" it is also possible to use "[foo]".

      Defaults:

      • Default highlighting mode for generic syntax highlighting tags: the default language used for syntax highlighting is "ruby".
      • Default line numbering: normal line numbers.

      Examples:

      You typeYou get
      <bash>
      foo = "bar";
      baz = "foz";
      </bash>      		Code block with syntax highlighting for Bash source code.
      <bash start="23" fancy="7">
      foo = "bar";
      baz = "foz";
      <bash>      		Code block with syntax highlighting for Bash source code,
      line numbers starting from 23
      and highlighted line numbers every 7th line.
    • 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.