Attributes

Notes can be enriched with metadata using attributes.

Syntax

Attributes are defined using a YAML Front Matter at the top of the file (similar to Jekyll):

meditations.md

---
source: _Meditations_
author: Marcus Aurelius
---

# Notes

## Quote: Memento Mori

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.

All notes inherit attributes defined in the YAML front matter (restrictions can be defined using schemas).

Attributes can also be defined in Markdown using the syntax @name: value. The previous example can be rewritten like this:

meditations.md

# Notes

## Quote: Memento Mori

`@source: _Meditations_` `@author: Marcus Aurelius`

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.

Both syntaxes can be mixed.

Tags

Tags are defined using the attribute tags:

meditations.md

---
tags: [philosophy]
---

# Notes

## Quote: Memento Mori

`@source: _Meditations_` `@author: Marcus Aurelius`

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.

A short-hand syntax exists when declaring tags in Markdown. Both declarations are identical:

meditations.md

# Notes

## Quote: Memento Mori

`@tags: philosophy` `#philosophy`

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.

Types

Attributes can be typed using schemas.