Don’t underestimate the power of HTML tags when you write a comment. Now, I know that most blog comments are short and may not need any special formatting features. But for those who want to make something stand out, and know basic html syntax, there is great power and flexibility in what can be achieved.

One could use headers (<h1>, <h2> and <h3>, for example), but I do not recommend it. It is much better to simply use <font> and add some parameters (e.g., <font size=”16″ color=”red”>). Formatting styles are also available, like <strong> (or <b>), <em>, <i>, <u>, <strike>, <sup> and <sub>. Besides, it is also possible to use paragraphs (<p>), ordered (<ol>) and unordered (<ul>) lists, align text with <div align>, use tables, include citations (<blockquote>) or code (<code>), and insert images <img src=”http://domain/whatever.gif”> and URLs (<a href=”http://www.google.com/”>). BTW, If you do link to another page, please use target=”_blank” so that it opens in a new window, and remember that you have to use the corresponding closing tags for any of the above to work!

And last, but not least, apart from the fact that you can copy and paste Unicode Greek or Hebrew, it is also possible to write directly in those languages too. If you run Windows, you may install the Greek or Hebrew keyboards from Logos and they will allow you to type in those characters anywhere by simply using a keyboard shortcut of your choice.

Needeless to say that you can also use all the features I’ve mentioned in the BSR forums, with the added advantage that there you have a neat editor where you can compose your posts, rather than having to do it manually.