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| − | Text formatting is done via a set of special character sequences that are parsed by the IRC client. Every new text format starts with one of the formatting control character. The same control character can be used at the end of the format in order to terminate it. The [[caret notation]] is used to represent such characters. For example, the | + | Text formatting is done via a set of special character sequences that are parsed by the IRC client. Every new text format starts with one of the formatting control character. The same control character can be used at the end of the format in order to terminate it. The [[caret notation]] is used to represent such characters. For example, the ^B character is used to specify bold text. <code>^BHello World^B</code> will display on supported IRC client as <code>'''Hello World'''</code> |
=== Format characters === | === Format characters === | ||
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| − | ! Format !! [[Code point]] !! [[keyboard shortcuts|Shortcuts]] | + | ! Format !! [[Code point]] !! [[keyboard shortcuts|Shortcuts]] !! Example |
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| − | | Bold || 0x02 || {{Key|Ctrl|B}} / {{Key|Cmd|B}} | + | | Bold || 0x02 || {{Key|Ctrl|B}} / {{Key|Cmd|B}} || <code>^BAA^BBB^BCC^BDD</code> = <code>'''AA'''BB'''CC'''DD</code> |
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| − | | Italics || 0x1D || {{Key|Ctrl|I}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|I}} | + | | Italics || 0x1D || {{Key|Ctrl|I}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|I}} || <code>^IAA^IBB^ICC^IDD</code> = <code>''AA''BB''CC''DD</code> |
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| − | | Underline || 0x1F || {{Key|Ctrl|U}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|U}} | + | | Underline || 0x1F || {{Key|Ctrl|U}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|U}} || <code>^UAA^UBB^UCC^UDD</code> = <code>{{Underline|AA}}BB{{Underline|CC}}DD</code> |
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| − | | Reverse || 0x16 || {{Key|Ctrl|R}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|R}} | + | | Reverse || 0x16 || {{Key|Ctrl|R}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|R}} || <code>^RAA^RBB^RCC^RDD</code> = <code><span style="background:black;color:white;">AA</span>BB<span style="background:black;color:white;">CC</span>DD</code> |
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| − | | Plain || 0x0F || {{Key|Ctrl|O}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|O}} | + | | Plain || 0x0F || {{Key|Ctrl|O}} / {{Key|Opt|Cmd|O}} || <code>^I^B^UAAA^OBBB</code> = <code>'''''{{Underline|AAA}}'''''BBB</code> |
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[[Category:Internet Relay Chat]] | [[Category:Internet Relay Chat]] | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 10 May 2014
IRC Colors (or mIRC Colors) is a light-weight sub-protocol designed to added support for various text formatting to IRC. The protocol usually supports foreground, background, bold, italics, underline, and reverse.
Overview
Text formatting is done via a set of special character sequences that are parsed by the IRC client. Every new text format starts with one of the formatting control character. The same control character can be used at the end of the format in order to terminate it. The caret notation is used to represent such characters. For example, the ^B character is used to specify bold text. ^BHello World^B will display on supported IRC client as Hello World
Format characters
Most clients support at least bold and underline. Below are the common shortcuts for those characters:
| Format | Code point | Shortcuts | Example |
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| Bold | 0x02 | Ctrl+B / ⌘ Cmd+B | ^BAA^BBB^BCC^BDD = AABBCCDD
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| Italics | 0x1D | Ctrl+I / ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+I | ^IAA^IBB^ICC^IDD = AABBCCDD
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| Underline | 0x1F | Ctrl+U / ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+U | ^UAA^UBB^UCC^UDD = AABBCCDD
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| Reverse | 0x16 | Ctrl+R / ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+R | ^RAA^RBB^RCC^RDD = AABBCCDD
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| Plain | 0x0F | Ctrl+O / ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+O | ^I^B^UAAA^OBBB = AAABBB
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The plain text character is used to restore all formatting back to default.
