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Posts tagged #markdown
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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obsidianOct 20, 2026· 4 min
Mermaid Diagrams in Obsidian: Architecture Docs That Live Next to Your Notes
Obsidian renders Mermaid out of the box, so flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and state machines can live as plain text in your vault, link to your notes, and diff cleanly in git.
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obsidianOct 9, 2026· 3 min
JSON Canvas: Generate Obsidian Canvases From a Script
A .canvas file is just JSON with an open spec. Here's how the format works and how to build a canvas from your notes with a short Node script instead of dragging cards by hand.
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obsidianOct 6, 2026· 4 min
The Obsidian Linter Plugin: Consistent Frontmatter Without the Discipline
Linter is Prettier for your vault. Here's how to set it up safely, which YAML rules make your Bases and Dataview queries trustworthy, and how to opt notes out.
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obsidianAug 7, 2026· 3 min
Obsidian Block Embeds: Stop Copy-Pasting Your Own Notes
Whole-note embeds are the easy part. Block references are where transclusion in Obsidian actually pays off, and where one misplaced caret silently breaks…
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obsidianJun 23, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Callouts: Make Your Notes Scannable at a Glance
Obsidian's callout feature turns plain blockquotes into visual highlights — warnings, tips, collapsible sections, and custom types — using nothing but Markdown.
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obsidianJun 3, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Properties and Frontmatter: Stop Treating Metadata as an Afterthought
Obsidian's Properties panel makes YAML frontmatter approachable for every note, and pairing it with typed fields and Dataview queries turns your vault into…
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