Rich Text & BBCode

Available Scripts

custom_bbcode_effect.gd

rich_text_animator.gd

NEVER Do in Rich Text

• NEVER forget bbcode_enabled —

  text = "[b]bold[/b]"

  without

  bbcode_enabled = true

  ? Literal brackets shown. ALWAYS enable BBCode first.
• NEVER use [img] without res:// path —

  [img]icon.png[/img]

  with relative path? Image not found. Use full resource path:

  [img]res://assets/icon.png[/img]

  .
• NEVER skip newline preservation —

  text = "Line1\nLine2"

  renders as "Line1Line2"? BBCode eats newlines. Use

  [br]

  OR

  \n

  with proper escaping.
• NEVER use [url] without meta_clicked —

  [url=shop]Buy[/url]

  without signal connection? Click does nothing. MUST connect

  meta_clicked

  signal.
• NEVER nest same tag types —

  [b][b]text[/b][/b]

  ? Undefined behavior. Nest different tags:

  [b][i]text[/i][/b]

  .
• NEVER use [color] with invalid formats —

  [color=redd]text[/color]

  typo? Falls back to white OR black. Use named colors OR hex:

  [color=#FF0000]

  for validation.

$RichTextLabel.bbcode_enabled = true
$RichTextLabel.text = "[b]Bold[/b] and [i]italic[/i] text"

Common Tags

[b]Bold[/b]
[i]Italic[/i]
[u]Underline[/u]
[color=red]Red text[/color]
[color=#00FF00]Green hex[/color]
[center]Centered[/center]
[img]res://icon.png[/img]
[url=data]Clickable link[/url]

Handle Link Clicks

func _ready() -> void:
    $RichTextLabel.meta_clicked.connect(_on_meta_clicked)

func _on_meta_clicked(meta: Variant) -> void:
    print("Clicked: ", meta)

Reference

• Godot Docs: BBCode in RichTextLabel

Related

• Master Skill: godot-master