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Aviators Worldwide Community Text Formatting Guide
1) Quote
Selecting a part of the text in a post will show a “Quote” pop-up. When replying to a post, pressing the icon will quote the whole post you are replying to
2) Bold
In order to make bold text, you only need to type the text between asterisks or <strong> and </strong>.
Example 1
**Bold Text**
Bold text
Example 2
<strong>Bold Text</strong>
Bold Text
3) Italics
To make your text in italics, simply type it between asterisks or underscores
Example 1
*Italics Text*
Italics Text
Example 2
_Italics Text_
Italics Text
4) Hyperlink
The box is pretty straight forward, however if you wish to type it manually, the formula is [text](link). This will result in a clickable blue text that will redirect you to that specific link
Example
[Oh, nice video!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Oh, nice video!
5) Blockquote
Although this isn’t used very often, a blockquote can be typed in 2 ways
Example 1
[quote]Blockquote[/quote]
Example 2
> Blockquote
Blockquote
6) Preformatted Text
This feature allows you to see every character typed
Example 1
(4 spaces) Bold Text (Preformatted View)
**Bold Text (Preformatted View)**
Example 2
`*Italics Text (Preformatted View)*`
*Italics text (Preformatted view)*
7) Upload Image
You can post images either saved from your device (be aware that they must be in one of the following extensions: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, heic, heif) or from the web
Example 1: From your device
Simply click on the “Choose file” button and, well, choose the file
Example 2: From the web
Simply paste the link of the image in the box
8) Bulleted List
This feature allows you to create a list. You can use *, + or -
Example 1
* Alpha
* Bravo
- Alpha
- Bravo
Example 2
+ Charlie
+ Delta
- Charlie
- Delta
Example 3
- Echo
- Foxtrot
- Echo
- Foxtrot
9) Numbered List
It is similar to the Bulleted List, except that it uses umbers instead.
Example
1) Golf
2) Hotel
3) India
- Golf
- Hotel
- India
10) Toggle Direction
I (@PlanesAndGames) personally don’t know what this is supposed to do nor understand it well, maybe somehow help Arabic writing (for other Discourse forums of course, GAC uses English!), but this is just a theory of mine!
11) Emoji
This is a really useful feature for Desktop/Laptop users. Click on the icon and a huge list will appear. You can try to search for an emoji by using the search bar. Or, you can manually type the emojis by typing its name between :s.
Example
:gac:
:gac:
12) Insert Date/Time
This can be really useful for events, as it shows date and time in an easy way. It will display your timezone as default no matter who typed. Make sure to have the correct timezone set in your profile! Pressing or passing the cursor over it will display your timezone and a few other ones.
Example
[date=2020-10-08 time=08:40:00 timezone="Zulu"]
2020-10-08T08:40:00Z
13) Includes
a) Hide details
This is the “drop arrow text” feature I’m using right now. Can be really useful to make posts less crowded. To see the hidden text, simply click on the arrow.
Example
[details="Click me!"]
Hi! Hope you're liking this tutorial so far!
[/details]
Click me!
Hi! Hope you’re enjoying this tutorial so far!
b) Blur Spoiler
This is another feature that allows you to hide text, but instead this one blurs the text. To see the hidden text, simply click on it. Here is how you blur the text:
Example
[spoiler](Insert text here)[/spoiler]
(Insert text here)
c) Build Poll
The table is pretty easy to understand, however if you wish, here you can see an amazing tutorial on how to manually make polls, although they don’t mention you can make pie polls!
Super Bold
You can type your text between 4 asterisks in each side to make a super bold text
Example
****Super Duper Mega Bold****
Super Duper Mega Bold
Underlined Text
To make your text underlined, use [u] and [/u]
Example
[u]Underlined Text[/u]
Underlined Text
Strikethrough
To make a striketrough, you can put the text between ~~s or use <strike> and </strike>
Example 1
~~Striketrough~~
Strikethrough
Example 2
<strike>Strikethrough</strike>
Strikethrough
Superscript and subscript
Type the text between <sup> and </sup> for superscript and between <sub> and </sub> for subscript
Example
Superscript<sup>Superscript</sup> and Subscript<sub>Subscript</sub>
SuperscriptSuperscript and SubscriptSubscript
Text Alignment
In order to align the text, you can use <div> and </div> commands. You can align either center or right.
Example 1: Centered Text
<div align=center>Centered Text</div>
Example 2: Right Text
<div align=right>Right Text</div>
Headings
To make your text bold and big or small, use up to 6 #s before the text
Example 1
# Big Heading
Big Heading
Example 2
## Smaller Heading
Smaller Heading
Example 3
### Even Smaller Heading
Even Smaller Heading
Example 4
###### Smallest Heading
Smallest Heading
Big/Small Text
It is similar to the “Heading” feature, however this feature doesn’t bold the text
Example 1
<big>Big Text</big>
Big Text
Example 2
<small>Small Text</small>
Small Text
Example 3
<small><small><small><small><small>Very Small Text</small></small></small></small></small>
Very Small Text
Page Break
This feature allows you to place a line to separate text. You can use ***, ---, ___ or <hr>
Example 1
This is
***
a page break
This is
a page break
Example 2
This is
---
a page break
This is
a page break
Example 3
This is
___
a page break
This is
a page break
Example 4
This is a
<hr>
page break
This is a
page break
Line Break
Similar to “Page Break”, except that it won’t add a line. To use it, type <br>
Example
This is
<br>
a line break!
This is
a line break!
Table
These are really useful for planning events. The formatting is the following:
Example 1
|Option 1|Option 2|
|—|—|
|Column 1|Column 2|
| Option 1 | Option 2 |
|---|---|
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
Note: You can replace the --- by :--, :-: or --:
Text Inside a Box
To use this feature, you simply need to type the text between <kbd> and </kbd>
Example
<kbd>Text<kbd> Inside <kbd>a </kbd>box</kbd></kbd>
Text Inside a box
Checklist
This creates a small box in front of your text which you can fill in various different ways
Example 1: Empty Box
[] Empty Box
Empty Box
Example 2: Tick
[x] Tick
Tick
Example 3: Tick with filled background
[X] Tick with filled background
Tick with filled background
Coloured Text
This feature allows you to colour the text. You can do this in 3 different ways: using [color=(name of the colour)]Text[/color], [color=#(hex of the colour)]Text[/color] or create a hyper link without link [Text](). Notice the American “color” spelling on the command!
Example 1: Name of the Colour
[color=orange]Orange Sus[/color]
Orange Sus
Example 2: Hex of the Colour
[color=#5a2b00]Brown Innocent[/color]
Brown Innocent
Example 3: No-Link Blue Text
[Blue kinda sus]()
Blue kinda sus
Coloured Box
Very similar to “Coloured Text”, you can use it by using the following formats: [bgcolor=(name of the colour)]Text[/bgcolor], [bgcolor=#(hex of the colour)]Text[/bgcolor], <ins>Text</ins>, <del>Text</del> or <mark>Text</mark>
Example 1: Name of the Colour
[bgcolor=purple]Purple safe[/bgcolor]
Purple safe
Example 2: Hex of the Colour
[bgcolor=#00d4db]It's cyan 100%[/bgcolor]
It’s cyan 100%
Example 3: Green and Red Box
<ins>Green was not an Impostor</ins>
Green was not an Impostor
<del>Red was an Impostor</del>
Red was an Impostor
Example 4: Mark/Highlight
<mark>This is a mark!</mark>
This is a mark!
If you want to try those formattings, we recommend you to PM yourself. If you have any questions or discover any other formattings, feel free to post below!
Notes for editing TL3+s
Try to maintain the standard to keep the thread organized, and report your changes by using the 
and the 
. Thanks!