This tutorial covers how to use HTML to format text, display images, and do a few other cool things on dA.
Codes Only for DeviantART
Most of the codes covered here can be used on any site that allows HTML. These four, however, only work on deviantART.
~username (https://www.deviantart.com/username) will give you the icon of a specific user. For example, let's use the icon of our friend Grumpy McGrumperson, aka GrumpEyesPlz.
:iconGrumpEyesPlz:
...becomes...
:icongrumpeyesplz:
If you move your mouse over the icon, you'll notice that it says "GrumpEyesPlz" (the name of the account).
There are two methods for turning someone's username into a link to their profile page. The