BBCode Editor

Online BBCode Editor

Writing a long forum post in a tiny reply box is painful: you cannot see the formatting, tags are easy to forget to close, and one mistake breaks the whole layout. The BBCode Editor gives you a roomy editing area, a toolbar for the most common tags and a live preview next to your text, so you can compose guides, announcements, patch notes and reviews comfortably and paste the finished code into any forum.

Toolbar

The toolbar inserts bold, italic, underline and strikethrough, links and images, quotes, code blocks, bulleted lists, colored text, larger text and centered blocks. Select text first to wrap it, or click without a selection to insert a placeholder you can overwrite. The cursor ends up inside the new tag, so you can keep typing without reaching for the mouse.

Live preview

Every keystroke updates the preview. Nested tags, lists inside quotes and multi-line code blocks are rendered the same way most boards display them, and unsafe links are neutralised so the preview is always safe to look at. The counter under the editor shows characters, words and lines — useful for forums with post length limits.

Writing tips

• Close tags in reverse order: [b][i]text[/i][/b].
• Use [list=1] for numbered steps and [*] for each item.
• Put configuration files and commands inside [code] so spacing is preserved.
• Keep color for emphasis only; many readers use dark themes.

When you are done, copy the code or download it as a text file. Need the HTML for a blog instead? Use the BBCode to HTML converter, or read existing posts in the BBCode Viewer.