Obsidian Markdown
Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax. Use when working with .md files in Obsidian, or when the user mentions wikilinks, callouts, frontmatter, tags, embeds, or Obsidian notes.
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Obsidian Flavored Markdown Skill
This skill enables Claude Code to create and edit valid Obsidian Flavored Markdown, including all Obsidian-specific syntax extensions.
Overview
Obsidian uses a combination of Markdown flavors:
- CommonMark
- GitHub Flavored Markdown
- LaTeX for math
- Obsidian-specific extensions (wikilinks, callouts, embeds, etc.)
Basic Formatting
Paragraphs and Line Breaks
This is a paragraph.
This is another paragraph (blank line between creates separate paragraphs).
For a line break within a paragraph, add two spaces at the end
or use Shift+Enter.
Headings
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6
Text Formatting
| Style | Syntax | Example | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | text or __text__ | Bold | Bold |
| Italic | text or _text_ | Italic | Italic |
| Bold + Italic | text | Both | Both |
| Strikethrough | | | |
| Highlight | ==text== | ==Highlighted== | ==Highlighted== |
| Inline code | ` code | code | code |
Escaping Formatting
Use backslash to escape special characters:
\*This won't be italic\*
\#This won't be a heading
1\. This won't be a list item
Common characters to escape: \*, \_, \#, \ `, \|, \~
Internal Links (Wikilinks)
Basic Links
[[Note Name]]
[[Note Name.md]]
[[Note Name|Display Text]]
Link to Headings
[[Note Name#Heading]]
[[Note Name#Heading|Custom Text]]
[[#Heading in same note]]
[[##Search all headings in vault]]
Link to Blocks
[[Note Name#^block-id]]
[[Note Name#^block-id|Custom Text]]
Define a block ID by adding ^block-id at the end of a paragraph:
This is a paragraph that can be linked to. ^my-block-id
For lists and quotes, add the block ID on a separate line:
> This is a quote
> With multiple lines
^quote-id
Search Links
[[##heading]] Search for headings containing "heading"
[[^^block]] Search for blocks containing "block"
Markdown-Style Links
[Display Text](Note%20Name.md)
[Display Text](Note%20Name.md#Heading)
[Display Text](https://example.com)
[Note](obsidian://open?vault=VaultName&file=Note.md)
Note: Spaces must be URL-encoded as %20 in Markdown links.
Embeds
Embed Notes
![[Note Name]]
![[Note Name#Heading]]
![[Note Name#^block-id]]
Embed Images
![[image.png]]
![[image.png|640x480]] Width x Height
![[image.png|300]] Width only (maintains aspect ratio)
External Images


Embed Audio
![[audio.mp3]]
![[audio.ogg]]
Embed PDF
![[document.pdf]]
![[document.pdf#page=3]]
![[document.pdf#height=400]]
Embed Lists
![[Note#^list-id]]
Where the list has been defined with a block ID:
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
^list-id
Embed Search Results
query
tag:#project status:done
Callouts
Basic Callout
> [!note]
> This is a note callout.
> [!info] Custom Title
> This callout has a custom title.
> [!tip] Title Only
Foldable Callouts
> [!faq]- Collapsed by default
> This content is hidden until expanded.
> [!faq]+ Expanded by default
> This content is visible but can be collapsed.
Nested Callouts
> [!question] Outer callout
> > [!note] Inner callout
> > Nested content
Supported Callout Types
Type Aliases Description note - Blue, pencil icon abstract summary, tldr Teal, clipboard icon info - Blue, info icon todo - Blue, checkbox icon tip hint, important Cyan, flame icon success check, done Green, checkmark icon question help, faq Yellow, question mark warning caution, attention Orange, warning icon failure fail, missing Red, X icon danger error Red, zap icon bug - Red, bug icon example - Purple, list icon quote cite Gray, quote icon
Custom Callouts (CSS)
.callout[data-callout="custom-type"] {
--callout-color: 255, 0, 0;
--callout-icon: lucide-alert-circle;
}
Lists
Unordered Lists
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Nested item
- Another nested
- Item 3
* Also works with asterisks
+ Or plus signs
Ordered Lists
1. First item
2. Second item
1. Nested numbered
2. Another nested
3. Third item
1) Alternative syntax
2) With parentheses
Task Lists
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Task with sub-tasks
- [ ] Subtask 1
- [x] Subtask 2
Quotes
> This is a blockquote.
> It can span multiple lines.
>
> And include multiple paragraphs.
>
> > Nested quotes work too.
Code
Inline Code
Use `backticks` for inline code.
Use double backticks for ``code with a ` backtick inside``.
Code Blocks
Plain code block
javascript
// Syntax highlighted code block
function hello() {
console.log("Hello, world!");
}
python
Python example
def greet(name):
print(f"Hello, {name}!")
Nesting Code Blocks
Use more backticks or tildes for the outer block:
markdown
Here's how to create a code block:
console.log("Hello")
Tables
| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 | Cell 3 |
| Cell 4 | Cell 5 | Cell 6 |
Alignment
| Left | Center | Right |
|:---------|:--------:|---------:|
| Left | Center | Right |
Using Pipes in Tables
Escape pipes with backslash:
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|----------|----------|
| [[Link\|Display]] | ![[Image\|100]] |
Math (LaTeX)
Inline Math
This is inline math: $e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0$
Block Math
$$
\begin{vmatrix}
a & b \\
c & d
\end{vmatrix} = ad - bc
$$
Common Math Syntax
$x^2$ Superscript
$x_i$ Subscript
$\frac{a}{b}$ Fraction
$\sqrt{x}$ Square root
$\sum_{i=1}^{n}$ Summation
$\int_a^b$ Integral
$\alpha, \beta$ Greek letters
Diagrams (Mermaid)
mermaid
graph TD
A[Start] --> B{Decision}
B -->|Yes| C[Do this]
B -->|No| D[Do that]
C --> E[End]
D --> E
Sequence Diagrams
mermaid
sequenceDiagram
Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob
Bob-->>Alice: Hi Alice
Linking in Diagrams
mermaid
graph TD
A[Biology]
B[Chemistry]
A --> B
class A,B internal-link;
Footnotes
This sentence has a footnote[^1].
[^1]: This is the footnote content.
You can also use named footnotes[^note].
[^note]: Named footnotes still appear as numbers.
Inline footnotes are also supported.^[This is an inline footnote.]
Comments
This is visible %%but this is hidden%% text.
%%
This entire block is hidden.
It won't appear in reading view.
%%
Horizontal Rules
---
***
___
- - -
* * *
Properties (Frontmatter)
Properties use YAML frontmatter at the start of a note:
---
title: My Note Title
date: 2024-01-15
tags:
- project
- important
aliases:
- My Note
- Alternative Name
cssclasses:
- custom-class
status: in-progress
rating: 4.5
completed: false
due: 2024-02-01T14:30:00
---
Property Types
Type Example Text title: My Title Number rating: 4.5 Checkbox completed: true Date date: 2024-01-15 Date & Time due: 2024-01-15T14:30:00 List tags: [one, two] or YAML list Links related: "[[Other Note]]"
Default Properties
tags - Note tags
aliases - Alternative names for the note
cssclasses - CSS classes applied to the note
Tags
#tag
#nested/tag
#tag-with-dashes
#tag_with_underscores
In frontmatter:
---
tags:
- tag1
- nested/tag2
---
Tags can contain:
- Letters (any language)
- Numbers (not as first character)
- Underscores
_
Hyphens -
Forward slashes / (for nesting)
HTML Content
Obsidian supports HTML within Markdown:
<div class="custom-container">
<span style="color: red;">Colored text</span>
</div>
<details>
<summary>Click to expand</summary>
Hidden content here.
</details>
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd>
Complete Example
---
title: Project Alpha
date: 2024-01-15
tags:
- project
- active
status: in-progress
priority: high
---
# Project Alpha
## Overview
This project aims to [[improve workflow]] using modern techniques.
> [!important] Key Deadline
> The first milestone is due on ==January 30th==.
## Tasks
- [x] Initial planning
- [x] Resource allocation
- [ ] Development phase
- [ ] Backend implementation
- [ ] Frontend design
- [ ] Testing
- [ ] Deployment
## Technical Notes
The main algorithm uses the formula $O(n \log n)$ for sorting.python
def process_data(items):
return sorted(items, key=lambda x: x.priority)
## Architecturemermaid
graph LR
A[Input] --> B[Process]
B --> C[Output]
B --> D[Cache]
## Related Documents
- ![[Meeting Notes 2024-01-10#Decisions]]
- [[Budget Allocation|Budget]]
- [[Team Members]]
## References
For more details, see the official documentation[^1].
[^1]: https://example.com/docs
%%
Internal notes:
- Review with team on Friday
- Consider alternative approaches
%%`
References
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