How do I use a spoiler tag?

[Li Shenron]

Sorry for the easy question...

 

[Morrus]

I can't actually show you, because if I type it, it won't show up!

You put the word "spoiler" inside square brackets - [ and ] - just before the text to be hidden, and then you do the same at the end of the text to be hidden, but instead of "spoiler" you type "/spoiler" (all without the quote marks, of course).

So, if you pretend the curly brackets below are actually square brackets, it'd look like this:

{spoiler}This text would be blacked out if those brackets were square!{/spoiler}

 

[Gez]

Just quote this post, and you'll know!

Spoiler

That's not that difficult.

Trivia: When you hover the mouse pointer on a thread title, it will show you the first few characters. This trumps spoiler tags (IIRC), but on the other hand, not quoted text.

If you put spoilers in the beginning of a new thread, just to be sure, put it in quoted spoiler tags.

Spoiler

Like that.

 

[Li Shenron]

Spoiler

Thank you both.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I can't actually show you, because if I type it, it won't show up!

[spoiler]Funny, I don't have that problem... [/spoiler]

-Hyp.

 

[darkbard]

wow, how'd he do that!

 

[Gez]

[spoiler]Funny, I don't have that problem... [/spoiler]

[spoîler]Me neither![/spoïler]

 

[Hypersmurf]

[spoîler]Me neither![/spoïler]

I don't even know how that's supposed to be pronounced.

-Hyp.

 

[Gez]

[spo¡ler]Even better! [/spoiler]

 

[Hypersmurf]

[SP0ILER]Or in CAPITALS [/SP0ILER]

-Hyp.