Obsidian Flavored Markdown

This skill enables AI coding assistants to create and edit valid Obsidian Flavored Markdown including wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and all related syntax.

When to Use

• Working with .md files in an Obsidian vault
• Creating notes with wikilinks or internal links
• Adding embeds for notes, images, audio, or PDFs
• Using callouts (info boxes, warnings, tips, etc.)
• Managing frontmatter/properties in YAML format
• Working with tags and nested tags
• Creating block references and block IDs

Basic Formatting

Paragraphs and Line Breaks

Paragraphs are separated by blank lines. Single line breaks within a paragraph are ignored unless you use:

• Two spaces at the end of a line
• Or use <br> for explicit breaks

Headings

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6

Text Styling

**Bold text**
*Italic text*
***Bold and italic***
~~Strikethrough~~
==Highlighted text==

Internal Links (Wikilinks)

Basic Wikilinks

[[Note Name]]
[[Note Name|Display Text]]
[[Folder/Note Name]]

Heading Links

[[Note Name#Heading]]
[[Note Name#Heading|Display Text]]
[[#Heading in Current Note]]

Block References

[[Note Name#^block-id]]
[[Note Name#^block-id|Display Text]]
[[#^block-id]]

Creating Block IDs

Add a block ID at the end of any paragraph or list item:

This is a paragraph you can reference. ^my-block-id

- List item with ID ^list-block

Embeds

Embedding Notes

![[Note Name]]
![[Note Name#Heading]]
![[Note Name#^block-id]]

Embedding Images

![[image.png]]
![[image.png|400]]
![[image.png|400x300]]

Embedding Audio

![[audio.mp3]]

Embedding PDFs

![[document.pdf]]
![[document.pdf#page=5]]
![[document.pdf#height=400]]

Embedding Videos

![[video.mp4]]

Callouts

Basic Callout Syntax

> [!note]
> This is a note callout.

> [!warning]
> This is a warning callout.

> [!tip] Custom Title
> This callout has a custom title.

Callout Types

Foldable Callouts

> [!note]+ Expanded by default
> Content visible initially.

> [!note]- Collapsed by default
> Content hidden initially.

Nested Callouts

> [!question] Can callouts be nested?
> > [!answer] Yes!
> > Callouts can be nested inside each other.

Lists

Unordered Lists

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Nested item
  - Another nested item
- Item 3

Ordered Lists

1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Nested numbered item
3. Third item

Task Lists

- [ ] Uncompleted task
- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Another task

Code Blocks

Inline Code

Use `inline code` for short snippets.

Fenced Code Blocks

function hello() { console.log("Hello, world!"); }

Supported Languages

Obsidian supports syntax highlighting for many languages including: javascript, typescript, python, rust, go, java, c, cpp, csharp, ruby, php, html, css, json, yaml, markdown, bash, sql, and many more.

Tables

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|:--------:|---------:|
| Left     | Center   | Right    |
| aligned  | aligned  | aligned  |

Math (LaTeX)

Inline Math

The equation $E = mc^2$ is famous.

Block Math

$$
\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
$$

Diagrams (Mermaid)

graph TD A[Start] --> B{Decision} B -->|Yes| C[Do Something] B -->|No| D[Do Something Else] C --> E[End] D --> E

Footnotes

This is a sentence with a footnote.[^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote content.

Comments

%%
This is a comment that won't be rendered.
%%

Inline %%comment%% within text.

Properties (Frontmatter)

Basic Properties

---
title: My Note Title
date: 2024-01-15
tags:
  - tag1
  - tag2
author: John Doe
---

Property Types

Multi-value Properties

---
tags:
  - project
  - work
  - important
aliases:
  - My Alias
  - Another Name
cssclasses:
  - wide-page
  - cards
---

Tags

Inline Tags

This note is about #productivity and #tools.

Nested Tags

#project/work
#status/in-progress
#priority/high

Tags in Frontmatter

---
tags:
  - project
  - project/work
  - status/active
---

HTML Support

Obsidian supports a subset of HTML:

<div class="my-class">
  Custom HTML content
</div>

<details>
<summary>Click to expand</summary>
Hidden content here
</details>

<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd>

Complete Example

---
title: Project Alpha Overview
date: 2024-01-15
tags:
  - project
  - documentation
status: active
---

# Project Alpha Overview

## Summary

This document outlines the key aspects of **Project Alpha**. For related materials, see [[Project Alpha/Resources]] and [[Team Members]].

> [!info] Quick Facts
> - Start Date: January 2024
> - Team Size: 5 members
> - Status: Active

## Key Features

1. [[Feature A]] - Core functionality
2. [[Feature B]] - User interface
3. [[Feature C]] - API integration

### Feature A Details

The main equation governing our approach is $f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c$.

![[feature-a-diagram.png|500]]

> [!tip] Implementation Note
> See [[Technical Specs#^impl-note]] for implementation details.

## Tasks

- [x] Initial planning ^planning-task
- [ ] Development phase
- [ ] Testing phase
- [ ] Deployment

## Code Example

def process_data(input): return transform(input)

## Architecture

graph LR A[Input] --> B[Process] B --> C[Output]

## Notes

This approach was inspired by ==recent research==[^1].

[^1]: Smith, J. (2024). Modern Approaches to Data Processing.

%%
TODO: Add more examples
Review with team next week
%%

#project/alpha #documentation

References

• Obsidian Formatting Syntax
• Advanced Formatting
• Internal Links
• Embedding Files
• Callouts
• Properties

Overview

Use this skill for the capability described in this document.

Core Workflow

Follow the primary workflow, commands, and decision points documented in the sections below.

Examples

Use the examples and snippets already present in this document whenever they apply to the task.

Best Practices

Follow the constraints, conventions, and cautions documented below, and prefer the documented path over improvisation.