How to Use BBCode for your Email Signature

BBCode is a simple version of formatting. While the amount that is usable is limited, you will find below a few of the permitted codes and their effects. Using this How-to, you’ll be an “expert” in basic BBCode in no time. It is important to note that in order to format text you should always open with <example> and close with a forward slash </example>

BB Code List

Bold / Italic / Underline
Start with [b], [i], [u] end with [/b], [/i], [/u]

Example: this text is bold [b]this text is bold[/b]

Example: this text is italic [i]this text is italic[/i]

Example: this text is bold italic [b][i]this text is bold italic[/i][/b]

Example: this text is underlined [u]this text is underlined[/u]

Telephone number link:
[tel]end with[/tel]
[tel]12345678[/tel]
 
Link an email address:
[mailto]end with[/mailto]
[mailto]john@smith.com[/mailto]
Example:
 
Link to a URL:
[url]end with[/url]
[url]alphashare.com[/url]
Example:
alphashare.com
 
Add an image (logo):
[img]end with[/img]
[img]imagename.jpg[/img]

 

Inserts an image from the Alphashare server. The image must have been uploaded to the Alphashare system using the ‘company admin > logo and watermark upload’ facility

Link image to a URL:
[url]end with[/url]
[url]domainname.com:imagename.jpg[/url]

 

The image must have been uploaded to the Alphashare system using the ‘company admin > logo and watermark upload’ facility. The domain name and the image name must be separated by a colon :

Incorrect BB Code Usage (bad use of spaces):
[url] www.example.com [/url] – don’t put spaces between the bracketed code and the text.
Correct BB Code Usage:
[url]www.example.com[/url]

Incorrect BB Code Usage (forgetting the forward slash / ):
[mailto]myname@domain.com[mailto] – the end brackets must include a forward slash.
Correct BB Code Usage:
[mailto]myname@domain.com[/mailto]