Learn how to add advanced formatting syntax to your notes. ## Tables You can create tables using vertical bars (`|`) to separate columns and hyphens (`-`) to define headers. Here's an example: ```md | First name | Last name | | ---------- | --------- | | Max | Planck | | Marie | Curie | ``` | First name | Last name | | ---------- | --------- | | Max | Planck | | Marie | Curie | While the vertical bars on either side of the table are optional, including them is recommended for readability. > [!tip] In _Live Preview_, you can right-click a table to add or delete columns and rows. You can also sort and move them using the context menu. You can insert a table using the **Insert Table** command from the [[Command palette|Command Palette]] or by right-clicking and selecting _Insert → Table_. This will give you a basic, editable table: ```md | | | | --- | --- | | | | ``` Note that cells don't need perfect alignment, but the header row must contain at least two hyphens: ```md First name | Last name -- | -- Max | Planck Marie | Curie ``` ### Format content within a table You can use [[basic formatting syntax]] to style content within a table. | First column | Second column | | ------------------ | --------------------------------------- | | [[Internal links]] | Link to a file _within_ your **vault**. | | [[Embed files]] | ![[Engelbart.jpg\|100]] | > [!note] Vertical bars in tables > If you want to use [[aliases]], or to [[Basic formatting syntax#External images|resize an image]] in your table, you need to add a `\` before the vertical bar. > > ```md > First column | Second column > -- | -- > [[Basic formatting syntax\|Markdown syntax]] | ![[Engelbart.jpg\|200]] > ``` > > First column | Second column > -- | -- > [[Basic formatting syntax\|Markdown syntax]] | ![[Engelbart.jpg\|200]] Align text in columns by adding colons (`:`) to the header row. You can also align content in _Live Preview_ via the context menu. ```md Left-aligned text | Center-aligned text | Right-aligned text :-- | :--: | --: Content | Content | Content ``` Left-aligned text | Center-aligned text | Right-aligned text :-- | :--: | --: Content | Content | Content ## Diagram You can add diagrams and charts to your notes, using [Mermaid](https://mermaid-js.github.io/). Mermaid supports a range of diagrams, such as [flow charts](https://mermaid.js.org/syntax/flowchart.html), [sequence diagrams](https://mermaid.js.org/syntax/sequenceDiagram.html), and [timelines](https://mermaid.js.org/syntax/timeline.html). > [!tip] > You can also try Mermaid's [Live Editor](https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor) to help you build diagrams before you include them in your notes. To add a Mermaid diagram, create a `mermaid` [[Basic formatting syntax#Code blocks|code block]]. ````md ```mermaid sequenceDiagram Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you? Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me? John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you! John-->>-Alice: I feel great! ``` ```` ```mermaid sequenceDiagram Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you? Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me? John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you! John-->>-Alice: I feel great! ``` ````md ```mermaid graph TD Biology --> Chemistry ``` ```` ```mermaid graph TD Biology --> Chemistry ``` ### Linking files in a diagram You can create [[internal links]] in your diagrams by attaching the `internal-link` [class](https://mermaid.js.org/syntax/flowchart.html#classes) to your nodes. ````md ```mermaid graph TD Biology --> Chemistry class Biology,Chemistry internal-link; ``` ```` ```mermaid graph TD Biology --> Chemistry class Biology,Chemistry internal-link; ``` > [!note] > Internal links from diagrams don't show up in the [[Graph view]]. If you have many nodes in your diagrams, you can use the following snippet. ````md ```mermaid graph TD A[Biology] B[Chemistry] A --> B class A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z internal-link; ``` ```` This way, each letter node becomes an internal link, with the [node text](https://mermaid.js.org/syntax/flowchart.html#a-node-with-text) as the link text. > [!note] > If you use special characters in your note names, you need to put the note name in double quotes. > > ``` > class "⨳ special character" internal-link > ``` > > Or, `A["⨳ special character"]`. For more information about creating diagrams, refer to the [official Mermaid docs](https://mermaid.js.org/intro/). ## Math You can add math expressions to your notes using [MathJax](http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/basic/mathjax.html) and the LaTeX notation. To add a MathJax expression to your note, surround it with double dollar signs (`$`). ```md $ \begin{vmatrix}a & b\\ c & d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc $ ``` $ \begin{vmatrix}a & b\\ c & d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc $ You can also inline math expressions by wrapping it in ` symbols. ```md This is an inline math expression $e^{2i\pi} = 1$. ``` This is an inline math expression $e^{2i\pi} = 1$. For more information about the syntax, refer to [MathJax basic tutorial and quick reference](https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5020/mathjax-basic-tutorial-and-quick-reference). For a list of supported MathJax packages, refer to [The TeX/LaTeX Extension List](http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/input/tex/extensions/index.html).