This plugin allows you to prettify several character combinations so that these combinations do not look like cryptic symbols. It is also useful for arrows, abbreviations, greek letters, emojis, maths symbols, etc.
For instance, if you type ->, it will be replaced with →. If you type <-, it will be substituted with ←. The same goes for all other symbols.
The easiest way to use the plugin is to install it and then try to type the following symbols. All of these symbols will be prettified:
->, <-, <->, <=>, <=, =>, =/=, etc.
If you want to customize the symbols, you can do so by going to the settings of the plugin. There you can add your own symbols and their corresponding prettified symbols or any substitution you want (for instance abbreviations, greek letters, emojis, etc.).
You can also temporarily disable some replacements by using the toggles in the settings.
In the discussion section, you can share your own shortcuts or find new ones that others have shared with the community.
On top of the settings page, you can find your most used words in your notes to create abbreviations shortcuts for them.
You can click this link to install the plugin directly from Obsidian.
Or you can install the plugin from the Obsidian app by going to Settings -> Community plugins -> Browse and then searching for Enhanced Symbols Prettifier.
To install the plugin manually, you need to download the latest release from the release page. Afterward, you can extract the zip file and copy the folder to your Obsidian vault's plugin directory. You can find the plugin directory by going to Settings -> Community plugins -> Installed plugins -> Folder icon.
- You can configure your own shortcuts in the settings of the plugin.
- You may also set up the hotkey "Prettify existing symbols in document" to prettify the symbols in the current note.
It is replacing the actual characters in the file. You'll see the prettified characters outside of Obsidian as well.
Yes. Both canvas cards and embedded notes are supported.
If your shortcut contains special characters, you may need to disable the flexible word boundaries in the settings. If it still doesn't work, please open an issue.
Press Backspace right after the replacement to undo it. If you just want to press backspace without undoing the replacement, you can press Shift + Backspace.
To customize this project for your needs, you can clone it and then install all dependencies with yarn.
After the installation, you need to edit the env.mjs file in the root directory. Fill the file with the following content:
export const obsidianExportPath =
'<path-to-obsidian-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-symbols-prettifier';Afterward, you can start the rollup dev server by using yarn dev.
This command will automatically build the necessary files for testing and developing every change. Furthermore, it copies all the essential files to the specified plugin directory. It works even better with the Obsidian Plugin Hot Reload.
Finally, you can customize the plugin and add it to your plugins.
This plugin is based on the Obsidian Symbols Prettifier plugin by Florian Woelki.