Frequently Asked Questions

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HTML formatting of profiles and messages

HTML formatting tags can be used to add variety to descriptions and messages, by changing colour/style/layout, adding smileys: , and àçcéñtèd characters. Tags can either be entered directly (e.g. "<b>bold text</b>" ) or, for the most common ones, use the HTML "widget" (click the B button). Accented characters are entered like "é". Use the spell-checker to preview your HTML.

The HTML guide has an explanation of HTML, a complete list of possible tags and smilies, and a test area. All invalid tags will be rendered as literal plain text.

Tags: <b> <i> <u> <strong> <em> <sup> ; <sub> <strike> <s> <pre> <tt> <big> <small> <font (attributes: face, color, size)> <h1> - <h6> (attribute: align) <hr> <br> <p (attribute: align)> <center> <blockquote> <ul> <ol> <li>

Smileys: <smile> <laugh> <happy> <grin> <sun> <glasses> <heart> <heart2> <hug> <wink> <tongue> <frown> <sad> <surprise> <shock> <annoyed> <mad> <devil> <dizzy> <sleepy> <bed> <jester> <party> <birthday> <xmas> <pumpkin> <rose> <cat> <cat2> <cat3> <dog> <tux>

Photographs may be uploaded and stored on our server; you can then choose whether to embed them in your profile.

Note: certain tags cannot be used, because they pose potential security risks. For example, </table> (breaking out of the user-content area), <mailto:> (email), <img> (image), <script> (javascript) or <a> (links). These tags will be treated like pseudo-tags (eg '<irony>') and rendered in plain-text. For more details, see the HTML guide.

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