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DText is the name of our custom text formatting language. It's a mishmash of several markup languages, including BBCode, MediaWiki, Markdown, and HTML.

Basic formatting

InputOutputNotes
[b]bold[/b]bold
[i]italic[/i]italic
[u]underline[/u]underline
[s]strikethrough[/s]strikethrough
[note]note[/note]note
[sup]superscript[/sup]superscript
[sub]subscript[/sub]subscript
[spoiler]spoiler[/spoiler]spoiler
[nodtext][b]nodtext[/b][/nodtext][b]nodtext[/b]Ignore DText tags
[code][b]code[/b][/code][b]code[/b]Ignore DText and format as code
line[br]breakline
break		Insert a link break

Links

InputOutputNotes
https://femboy.fanhttps://femboy.fanBasic link
<https://femboy.fan>https://femboy.fanBasic link with delimiters
"FemboyFans":https://femboy.fanFemboyFansLink with custom text
"FemboyFans":[https://femboy.fan]FemboyFansDelimited link with custom text
[FemboyFans](https://femboy.fan)FemboyFansMarkdown style link
<a href="https://femboy.fan">FemboyFans</a>FemboyFansHTML style link
[url]https://femboy.fan[/url]https://femboy.fanBBCode style link
[url=https://femboy.fan]FemboyFans[/url]FemboyFansBBCode style link with custom text
"Rules":/rulesRulesLink to an internal page
"Rules":/rulesRulesLink to an internal page
"Basic Formatting":#basic-formattingBasic FormattingLink to a section of the current page with custom text
[[#basic-formatting]]basic-formattingLink to a section of the current page
[[#basic-formatting|Basic Formatting]]Basic FormattingLink to a section of the current page with custom text
[[Nick Wilde]]Nick WildeLink to wiki page
[[help:dtext#basic-formatting]]help:dtextLink to a specific section of a wiki page
[[Nick Wilde|Nick]]NickLink to wiki page with custom text
[[cat]]s, [[fox]]escats, foxesAdjacent text becomes part of the link
{{male solo}}male soloLink to a tag search
{{male solo|Solo Males}}Solo MalesLink to a tag search with custom text
@Donovan_DMC@Donovan_DMCLink to a user. In comments and forum posts, this will notify them.

Links using ID

InputOutputNotes
post #1post #1Links to post
post changes #1post changes #1Links to post changes for post
flag #1flag #1Links to flag
note #1note #1Links to note
forum post #1
forumpost #1
forum #1		forum #1
forum #1
forum #1		Links to forum post
forum topic #1
topic #1		topic #1
topic #1		Links to a forum topic
[​topic:1]Topic: Uploading Guidelines Questions & SuggestionsLinks to a forum topic with title
forum topic #1/p2
topic #1/p2		topic #1 (page 2)
topic #1 (page 2)		Links to a forum topic (page 2)
comment #1comment #1Links to comment
dmail #1dmail #1Links to dmail
dmail #1/abcddmail #1Links to dmail with key
pool #1pool #1Links to pool
user #1user #1Links to user
artist #1artist #1Links to artist
artist changes #1artist changes #1Links to changes for artist
ban #1ban #1Links to ban
bur #1BUR #1Links to bulk update request
alias #1alias #1Links to tag alias
implication #1implication #1Links to tag implication
mod action #1mod action #1Links to mod action
record #1record #1Links to user feedback
wiki page #1
wikipage #1
wiki #1		wiki #1
wiki #1
wiki #1		Link to wiki page
wiki page changes #1
wikipage changes #1
wiki changes #1		wiki changes #1
wiki changes #1
wiki changes #1		Link to changes for wiki page
set #1set #1Links to post set
ticket #1ticket #1Links to ticket
takedown #1
take down #1
takedown request #1
take down request #1		takedown #1
takedown #1
takedown #1
takedown #1		Links to takedown
dnp #1
avoid posting #1		avoid posting #1
avoid posting #1		Link to avoid posting entry
issue #1issue #1Link to github issue
pull #1pull #1Link to github pull request

Thumbnails

InputOutputNotes
thumb #1post #1Embeds the thumbnail of a post
If the post doesn't exist, post #1 will be rendered instead.

Paragraphs

Paragraphs are separated by blank lines.

A single line break inside a paragraph
creates a new line
instead of a new paragraph.

Horizontal rules

Use [hr] on a line by itself to create a horizontal rule like the ones used to separate the sections of this article.

Headings

Use h1. text, h2. text, h3. text, h4. text, h5. text, or h6. text to create a heading:

h1. Heading

h2. Heading

h3. Heading

h4. Heading

h5. Heading
h6. Heading

Quotes

[quote]
@Donovan_DMC said:

I want pizza.
[/quote]

Becomes:

@Donovan_DMC said:

I want pizza.

Quotes can be nested:

[quote]
[quote]
Hello everyone!
[/quote]

Oh my gah!
[/quote]

Becomes:

Hello everyone!

Oh my gah!

Lists

Start a line with an '*' to make a list:

* Item 1
* Item 2
** Item 2.a
*** Item 2.a.a
** Item 2.b
* Item 3

Becomes:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Item 2.a
      • Item 2.a.a
    • Item 2.b
  • Item 3

Sections

Use [section] to create collapsible blocks of text.

Collapsed
[section]
Text that is hidden by default. Click on the top to expand the block and make the text visible.
[/section]

Text that is hidden by default. Click on the top to expand the block and make the text visible.

Collapsed With Custom Title
[section=Custom Title]
Text that is hidden by default. Click on the top to expand the block and make the text visible.
[/section]
Custom Title

Text that is hidden by default. Click on the top to expand the block and make the text visible.

Expanded
[section,expanded]
Text that is shown by default. Click on the top to collapse the block and make the text not visible.
[/section]

Text that is shown by default. Click on the top to collapse the block and make the text not visible.

Expanded With Custom Title
[section,expanded=Custom Title]
Text that is shown by default. Click on the top to collapse the block and make the text not visible.
[/section]
Custom Title

Text that is shown by default. Click on the top to collapse the block and make the text not visible.

Tables

Use HTML table tags to make a table.

Table Tags
DText TagsValid Optional Attributes
[table]
[thead]align
[tbody]align
[tr]align
[col]align, span
[colgroup]
[th]align, colspan, rowspan
[td]align, colspan, rowspan

To use the optional table element attributes use this syntax: [<element‑name> <attribute>="<value>"]
Note: You can specify more than one valid attribute on an element.

Table Element Attributes
AttributesAttributes Values
alignleft, right, center, justify
spanpositive integer
colspanpositive integer
rowspanpositive integer

Example:

[table]
  [thead]
    [tr]
      [th colspan="3" align="center"]Table[/th]
    [/tr]
    [tr align="center"]
      [th]A[/th]
      [th]B[/th]
      [th]C[/th]
    [/tr]
  [/thead]
  [tbody]
    [tr]
      [td align="left"]L[/td]
      [td align="center"]C[/td]
      [td align="right"]R[/td]
    [/tr]
    [tr]
      [td]---1---[/td]
      [td]---2---[/td]
      [td]---3---[/td]
    [/tr]
  [/tbody]
[/table]

Becomes:

Table
ABC
LCR
---1------2------3---

Anchors

Anchors are markers that tell your browser to jump to a specific place on the page.
Anchor names must be spelled using only letters, numbers, and underscores.

InputOutputNotes
My anchor: [#my_anchor]My anchor: This is the target. It will be hidden on the page wherever you put it.
[[#anchors]]anchorsLink to anchor on current page.
[[help:home#official]]help:homeLink to anchor on different wiki page.

HTML Style Tags

DText supports the following HTML style tags:

HTML StyleDText
<b>, or <strong>[b]
<i>, or <em>[i]
<u>[u]
<s>[s]
<note>[note]
<sup>[sup]
<sub>[sub]
<spoiler>[spoiler]
<nodtext>[nodtext]
<code>[code]
<br>[br]
<a href="http://example.com">click here</a>"click here":http://example.com
<hr>[hr]
<quote>[quote]
<expand>[expand]
[table][table]
[thead][thead]
<tbody>[tbody]
[tr][tr]
<col>[col]
<colgroup>[colgroup]
[th][th]
[td][td]