The < and > bracket the HTML operator.
P is paragraph, B is bold, I is italic. if you want to turn bold or Italic off you would build an operator that as a not sign in front of the operator. < /operator >
Italic On Italic Off!
Good Luck! You also learn how to build links and Insert Pictures! which is much fun!
We need more of your examples!
Now if you REALLY want to be a better poster, learn to post pics of pretty girls like Young Werther did.
I guarantee you will be so much more popular and be well respected also.