The Coding
There are two different codes used in PonyIsland. The first is BB code, which is used in pony presentations, PMs and the forums. The second is HTML which is the basic code used in websites. This is used in your own personal presentations.
BB Code
Forums and PMs
These are the following codes available. Also please note that you will need to close each tag with an end tag denoted by the " / ".
| Code | Effect | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [B] | Bold | [B]This makes the text bold[/B] |
| [I] | Italics | [I]This makes the text italic[/I] |
| [U] | Underline | [U]This underlines the text [/U] |
| [C] | Center | [C]This centers the text[/C] |
| [IMG] | Posts a picture | [IMG] The URL of the image [/IMG] |
| [URL] | Creates a link | [URL put-the-URL-here] Type what you want the link to say[/URL] |
| [URL] | Create a link that opens in a new window | [URL]Type the link here[/URL] |
| [RGB colour] | Makes the text coloured | [RGB blue]This makes the sentence blue |
| [RGB #hexcolour] | Makes the text coloured | [RGB #0000FF] This makes the sentence blue |
| [Quote] | Quotes a piece of text by indenting it as well as encasing it in its own box | [Quote]This makes the text quoted[/Quote] |
Pony Presentations
To edit your pony's presentation, click on the pony's name which will lead you to its page. Click the "edit" button to open up the pony's profile. However there is a maximum of 232 characters for the pony presentation box.
HTML
The only place where HTML is used is in your own presentation. To edit it, go to "profiles" in the side menu. After that click on "Presentation."
It is important to know that there is a maximum of 64KB that you can fit in there.
Here are a few of the most widely used codes:
| Effect | Code | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| New Paragraph | <p> | <p>New paragraph</p> |
| New Line of Text | <br> | Text<br> And more text in the next line |
| Bold Text | <b> | <b> Bolded text </b> |
| Italics | <i> | <i> Italic'd text </i> |
| Underline | <u> | <u>Underlined text </u> |
| Insert Image | <img src="URL_of_picture"> | <img src="Kewl pic!"> |
| Insert Link | <a href="URL_link"> | <a href="linkylink.com">Linkity link!</a> |
| Font Change | <Font="bleh"> | <font size="2" color="red">Red font sized 2</font> |
| Coloured Background | <bg bgcolor="colour"> | <bg bgcolor="blue"> |
| Imaged Background | <bg background="url_of_image"> | <bg background="picture.gif"> |
A more comprehensive list can be found at W3Schools
