# Wrapping forum tags around selected text?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wrapping-forum-tags-around-selected-text/192233>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [June 27, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wrapping-forum-tags-around-selected-text/192233 "2006-06-27T05:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![theHollow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/thehollow/32/106_2.png) [@theHollow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theHollow)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wrapping-forum-tags-around-selected-text/192233/1 "2006-06-27T05:29:23Z")

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When i create a new thread or add a post and i want to bold text or something i select the text and press the button and it wraps the forum bold tags around it. How is this done?

Brendan.