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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.cafeontherock.co.za">Café on the Rock</a>Café on the Rock
      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.
    • If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
      Smileys
      SmileyAcronyms
      :):) :-) :smile:
      :D:D :-D :lol:
      :bigsmile::bigsmile:
      ;);) ;-) :wink:
      :p:p :-p :tongue:
      :O:O :-O :shock:
      :|:| :-| :stare:
      :(:( :-( :sad:
      :~:~ :-~ :puzzled:
      :((:(( :-(( :cry:
      8)8) 8-) :cool:
      :steve::steve:
      J)J) J-) :crazy:
      :glasses::glasses:
      :party::party:
      :love::love:
      :X:X :-X :oups:
      :8):8) :8-) :shy: :-$
      0:)0:) 0) 0:-) :innocent:
      :*:* :-* :sexy:
      |(|( \( :angry:
      :Sp:Sp :-S) :sick:
      :tired::tired:
      :santa::santa:
      :mail::mail:
      :sushi::sushi:
      :hat::hat:
      H)H) H:) H:-) :grade:
      :ghost::ghost:
      $)$) $-) :cash:
      :crown::crown:
      :davie::davie:
      >)>) >-) :evil:
      :beer::beer:
      :star::star:
      :arrow::arrow:
      :quest::quest:
      :exmark::exmark:
  • Bible BLS Filter:
    • 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.
    • You can cite references directly into texts with <bib>citekey</bib> or [bib]citekey[/bib]. This will be replaced with a running number (the publication reference) and the publication referenced by the citekey within the <bib> tags will be printed at the bottom of the page (the reference).
    • You can insert footnotes directly into texts with [fn]This text becomes a footnote.[/fn]. This will be replaced with a running number (the footnote reference) and the text within the [fn] tags will be moved to the bottom of the page (the footnote).
    • The Glossary module will automatically mark terms that have been defined in the glossary vocabulary with links to their descriptions. These marks depend on the settings and may be a superscript character or an icon, or the term may be turned into an acronym, cite, or abbreviation. If there are certain phrases or sections of text that should be excluded from glossary marking and linking, use the special markup, [no-glossary] ... [/no-glossary]. Additionally, these HTML elements will not be scanned: a, abbr, acronym, code, pre.
    • If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
      Smileys
      SmileyAcronyms
      :):) :-) :smile:
      :D:D :-D :lol:
      :bigsmile::bigsmile:
      ;);) ;-) :wink:
      :p:p :-p :tongue:
      :O:O :-O :shock:
      :|:| :-| :stare:
      :(:( :-( :sad:
      :~:~ :-~ :puzzled:
      :((:(( :-(( :cry:
      8)8) 8-) :cool:
      :steve::steve:
      J)J) J-) :crazy:
      :glasses::glasses:
      :party::party:
      :love::love:
      :X:X :-X :oups:
      :8):8) :8-) :shy: :-$
      0:)0:) 0) 0:-) :innocent:
      :*:* :-* :sexy:
      |(|( \( :angry:
      :Sp:Sp :-S) :sick:
      :tired::tired:
      :santa::santa:
      :mail::mail:
      :sushi::sushi:
      :hat::hat:
      H)H) H:) H:-) :grade:
      :ghost::ghost:
      $)$) $-) :cash:
      :crown::crown:
      :davie::davie:
      >)>) >-) :evil:
      :beer::beer:
      :star::star:
      :arrow::arrow:
      :quest::quest:
      :exmark::exmark:
    • Every instance of "[toc ...]" in the input text will be replaced with a collapsible mediawiki-style table of contents. Accepts options for title, list style, minimum heading level, and maximum heading level, and attachments as follows: [toc list: ol; title: Table of Contents; minlevel: 2; maxlevel: 3; attachments: yes;]. All arguments are optional.