Editing Booru:Tagging Guideline (section)

== How to tag ==
* Please in lowercase.
* Please in singular, with some notable exceptions.
* Use space/blank to separate tags.
* Tags consisting of more than one word are separated by an underscore: "_"
* Artist names are prefixed with "artist:", but usually aliases are in place so you can forego the prefix. Some artists even have abbreviations available, like "lechat" for "artist:lechatdemon" or "auspi" for "artist:auspiciousoctopi".
* Character names are prefixed with "character:", but usually aliases are in place so you can forego the prefix and the last name. Some even have nickname aliases in place, like "fierre" for "character:serafierre_val_lischelle-drakle".
* Spoilers are prefixed with "spoiler:", but there are aliases in places as well. The spoiler categories are:
** by volume, e.g. "vol5" becomes "spoiler:volume5"
** by book, e.g. "book8" becomes "spoiler:book8"
** "the_last_tide" becomes "spoiler:the_last_tide"
** "grave_song" becomes "spoiler:grave_song"
** use "tagspoiler" if the correct spoiler tag isn't known to avoid spoiling people
=== Safety rating ===
Safety ratings are not directly in the tag field but specified under it. There are four kinds:
* Unrated: placeholder for the other three, should be changed when encountered
* Explicit: if genitalia, anuses, obvious sex toys or female nipples are visible (also under tight clothing); also for very gory images, like decapitations or guts spilling out
* Questionable: if naked ass is visible, sex is implied, underwear is presented (with their wearers) or someone is presenting themselves in a sexual way; also for not too gory images like maining and torture
* Safe: Everything that is not Explicit or Questionable. Things like scars, blood or killing, kissing (even with tongue or gay) and holding hands are fine.
=== Colors ===
Tags having to do with colors should use one of these 11 colors to keep things simple:
* black, grey, white, pink, red, orange, brown, yellow, green, blue, purple