Rich Text & BBCode

BBCode tags, meta clickable links, and RichTextEffect shaders define formatted text systems.

Available Scripts

custom_bbcode_effect.gd

Expert custom RichTextEffect examples (wave, rainbow, shake, typewriter).

rich_text_animator.gd

Typewriter effect for BBCode text with support for custom event tags and pausing.

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