What is BB code?

BB Code is Bulletin Board Code which is similar to HTML but it has simple syntex and used in any forum or message. it allows you to add special format in your message. to use BB Code you enter the text within Opening tag and closing tag.

BB code in a tag used for making hyper links this is like HTML code at all.
Sample:

KW

Hello..
BBCode or Bulletin Board Code is a lightweight markup language used to format posts in many message boards. The available tags are usually indicated by square brackets ([ ]) surrounding a keyword, and they are parsed by the message board system before being translated into a markup language that web browsers understand usually HTML or XHTML.

BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML, tags are enclosed in square brackets [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed.

BB Code or Bulletin Board Code is similar to HTML in functionality but different in coding format.

 The basic difference between BBCode and HTML is that while HTML uses < and > to surround tags, BBCode requires that you use [ and ]. Once you realize that, it's pretty smooth sailing.

For example, bold text is produced with text to have in bold, while italics is generated with and and underlining (which is still a bad idea on a Web page, even in BBCode) is done with and .
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According to me BB code is include HTML but in different way.

BB code stands for Bulletin Board Code.which is used to create a hyperlinks in forum.if we don't have a signature option instead of signature we can use this bb code to get a backlink

BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

BB stands for "Bulletin Board". BB Code was first created was used in the forum software UBB v3.0. It allows people who don't know about HTML to still manipulate the way their text will look on the web.

BB is Bulletin Board,It allows people who don't know about HTML to still manipulate the way their text will look on the web

BBcode allows you to add formatting and special items to your messages. It is similar to HTML, but has a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the site.

BB code is like a href anchor tag, It is an hyperlink that directs in a specific site or sub pages.