Short for
Ultimate Bulletin Board, it is a popular
Web based
bulletin board system (a type of Internet-based discussion
forum).
Internet users who
post and use forums based on UBB often see the message “
You may use UBB code in your post“. UBB
code is a simple variation on the common
HTML tags that allow you to add formatting (font & style)
hyperlinks, or images to your message post .
Example of HTML code, compared with UBB Code: (no spaces required in actual code):
- HTML URL hyperlink tag:
https://www.webopedia.com
- UBB URL hyperlink tag:
[ url ] https://www.webopedia.com [ /url ]