Obsidian Flavored Markdown

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

When to Use This Skill

• 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

Type	Aliases	Description
note		Default blue info box
abstract	summary, tldr	Abstract/summary
info		Information
todo		Task/todo item
tip	hint, important	Helpful tip
success	check, done	Success message
question	help, faq	Question/FAQ
warning	caution, attention	Warning message
failure	fail, missing	Failure message
danger	error	Error/danger
bug		Bug report
example		Example content
quote	cite	Quotation

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

```javascript
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)

```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

Type	Example
Text	title: My Title
Number	rating: 5
Checkbox	completed: true
Date	date: 2024-01-15
Date & time	created: 2024-01-15T10:30:00
List	tags: [a, b, c] or multiline
Link	related: "[[Other Note]]"

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

```python
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.

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

#project/alpha #documentation

## References

- [Obsidian Formatting Syntax](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Basic+formatting+syntax)
- [Advanced Formatting](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Advanced+formatting+syntax)
- [Internal Links](https://help.obsidian.md/Linking+notes+and+files/Internal+links)
- [Embedding Files](https://help.obsidian.md/Linking+notes+and+files/Embed+files)
- [Callouts](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Callouts)
- [Properties](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Properties)

Footnotes

1. Smith, J. (2024). Modern Approaches to Data Processing. ↩