Can I use HTML in my writeups?

Yes you can, but only those in an "approved tag list".

It should be noted that you CANNOT use HTML within a hard link (within the square brackets).

The tags you can use and what attributes are allowed are listed below. If you want to learn more about the HTML allowed here, you can visit the (rather large) E2 HTML tags, or start at its contents.

See also:

• HTML
• HTML Symbol Reference
• How To Format Poems and Simple Html
• E2 FAQ: Using Special HTML Characters

Approved Tags and Attributes:

tag	attribute[s]	meaning/use
abbr	lang, title	abbreviation
acronym	lang, title
b	-	bold text (He said what?)
big	-	bigger text (Ghosts say Boo!)
blockquote	cite	for a long quotation
br	-	line break (starts a new line)
cite	-	citation
code	-	computer code (Guest User wonders what linkNode($USER) does.)
dd	-	definition definition
del	-	deleted from editing
dl	-	definition list
dt	-	definition term
em	-	emphasis (This is the real one.)
h1	-	heading level 1 (top, most general level)
h2	-	heading level 2
h3	-	heading level 3
h4	-	heading level 4
h5	-	heading level 5
h6	-	heading level 6 (lowest, most detailed level)
hr	width	horizontal rule (a line across the page)
i	-	italics (The Titantic was as unsinkable as a bowling ball.)
ins	-	inserted from editing
kbd	-	keyboard text (She keyed ls -AlF to see her files.)
li	-	list item
nbsp	-
ol	type, start	ordered list
p	align	paragraph
pre	-	pre-formatted - use this for a large section of text that should be fixed-width
q	cite
s	-	strikeout - same as strike (I like love sugar.)
samp	-
small	-	smaller text ("Yes, I borged Guest User," he whispered.)
strike	-	strikeout - same as s (I want must have that new PC.)
strong	-	strong (Pop goes the weasel.)
sub	-	subscript (subscript)
sup	-	superscript (superscript)
tt	-	teletype text
u	-	underline (Did you ever visit http://www.everything2.com/ ?)
ul	-	unordered list
var	-	variable (You usually want to avoid x/0 .)

Miscellaneous Notes:

• "Comments" are not allowed on the Everything system! However, if there are any other tags you'd like go ahead and mail me about it...
• If you want to use square brackets in your writeups, do [ for [ (open square bracket) and ] for ] (close square bracket).