help:dtext

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

Basic formatting

What you typeWhat you getNotes
[b]bold[/b]bold
[i]italics[/i]italics
[u]underline[/u]underline
[s]strikethrough[/s]strikethrough
[tn]note[/tn]note
[spoilers]ssh![/spoilers]ssh!
[nodtext][u]nodtext[/u][/nodtext][u]nodtext[/u]Ignore DText tags
[code][u]code[/u][/code][u]code[/u]Ignore DText and format as code
line[br]breakline
break		Insert a line break
(Allows line breaks to be specified in line)
What you typeWhat you getNotes
https://danbooru.donmai.ushttps://danbooru.donmai.us Basic link
<https://danbooru.donmai.us>https://danbooru.donmai.usBasic link with delimiters
"Danbooru":[https://danbooru.donmai.us]DanbooruLink with custom text
[Danbooru](https://danbooru.donmai.us)DanbooruMarkdown style link
[https://danbooru.donmai.us](Danbooru)DanbooruReverse Markdown style link
<a href="https://danbooru.donmai.us">Danbooru</a>DanbooruHTML style link
[url]https://danbooru.donmai.us[/url]https://danbooru.donmai.usBBCode style link
[url=https://danbooru.donmai.us]Danbooru[/url]DanbooruBBCode style link with custom text
"ToS":[/terms_of_service]ToSLink to a Danbooru page
Note: Substitute [ and ] in links with %5B and %5D to avoid format breaking
"Here":[#dtext-basic-formatting]HereLink to a specific section of the current page
[[Kantai Collection]]Kantai CollectionLink to a wiki
[[Kantai Collection#External-links]]Kantai CollectionLink to a specific section of a wiki article
Note: The first letter of the anchor must be capitalized when using this link syntax
Note: When the link is parsed, the anchor will be converted to lowercase
Note: When the link is parsed, "dtext-" will be prepended to the anchor
[[Kantai Collection|Kancolle]]KancolleLink to a wiki with custom text
[[Fate (series)|]]FateLink to a wiki without the qualifier
[[cat]]s, 19[[60s]]cats, 1960sAdjacent text becomes part of the link
{{kantai_collection comic}}kantai_collection comicLink to a tag search
{{kantai_collection comic|Kancolle Comics}}Kancolle ComicsLink to a tag search with custom text
@evazion@evazionLink/Mention a user
Note: When used in forum posts and comments, sends a notification to the target user
What you typeWhat you getNotes
post #1234post #1234Link to post
asset #1234asset #1234Link to media asset
topic #1234topic #1234Link to forum topic
topic #1234/p2topic #1234/p2Link to forum topic (page 2)
forum #1234forum #1234Link to forum post
comment #1234comment #1234Link to comment
pool #1234pool #1234Link to pool
favgroup #1234favgroup #1234Link to favorite group
wiki #1234wiki #1234Link to wiki
user #1234user #1234Link to user
ban #1234ban #1234Link to ban
feedback #1234feedback #1234Link to user feedback
appeal #1234appeal #1234Link to post appeal
flag #1234flag #1234Link to post flag
note #1234note #1234Link to translation note
BUR #1234BUR #1234Link to bulk update request
alias #1234alias #1234Link to tag alias
implication #1234implication #1234Link to tag implication
mod action #1234mod action #1234Link to mod action
artist #1234artist #1234Link to artist
issue #1234issue #1234Link to Github issue
pixiv #1234pixiv #1234Link to Pixiv post
pawoo #1234pawoo #1234Link to Pawoo post
seiga #1234seiga #1234Link to NicoSeiga post
nijie #1234nijie #1234Link to Nijie post
twitter #1234twitter #1234Link to Twitter post
deviantart #1234deviantart #1234Link to DeviantArt post
artstation #1234artstation #1234Link to ArtStation post
sankaku #1234sankaku #1234Link to Sankaku post
gelbooru #1234gelbooru #1234Link to Gelbooru post
yandere #1234yandere #1234Link to Yande.re post

Images

What you typeNotes
!post #1234Large image of post
!post #1234: CaptionLarge image of post with caption
!asset #1234Large image of asset
!asset #1234: CaptionLarge image of asset with caption
* !post #1234Thumbnail image of post
* !post #1234: CaptionThumbnail image of post with caption
* !asset #1234Thumbnail image of asset
* !asset #1234: CaptionThumbnail image of asset with caption

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 this:

Headings

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

h4. Heading

h5. Heading
h6. Heading

Quotes

[quote]
Chiyo-dad said:
 
I wish I were a bird.
[/quote]

Becomes:

Chiyo-dad said:

I wish I were a bird.

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.b
* Item 3

Becomes:

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

Expands

Use [expand] to create collapsible blocks of text:

[expand]
Text that is hidden by default. Click the "Show" button to expand the block and make the text visible.
[/expand]

Becomes:

Show

This text is hidden by default. Clicking the "Show" button will expand the block.

Use [expand=Custom title] to add a custom title:

[expand=Custom title]
This text is hidden by default. Clicking the "Show" button will expand the block.
[/expand]

Becomes:

Custom title

This text is hidden by default. Clicking the "Show" button will expand the block.

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---

HTML style tags

DText supports the following HTML style tags:

HTML StyleDText
<b>, or <strong>[b]
<i>, or <em>[i]
<u>[u]
<s>[s]
<tn>[tn]
<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]