Formatting Showcase
This page demonstrates every formatting feature supported by Obsidiosaurus v1.1.0.
Text Formatting
Bold text — **text**
Italic text — *text* or _text_
Bold and italic — ***text***
Strikethrough — ~~text~~
Highlighting: Highlighted text — syntax ==text== (converted to <mark>)
Inline code — `code`
Headings
H1 — Document Title
H2 — Section
H3 — Subsection
H4 — Detail
H5 — Fine detail
H6 — Finest level
Links
[[formatting_showcase__en|Internal Obsidian link]]
Lists
Unordered
- Item A
- Item B
- Nested item
- Another nested
- Third level
- Item C
Ordered
- First
- Second
- Nested ordered
- Another
- Third
Task list
- Open task
- Completed task
- Another open task
Blockquote
This is a standard blockquote. It can span multiple lines.
Callouts / Admonitions
General information worth highlighting.
A helpful hint or best practice.
Additional background context.
Something the user should be cautious about.
A critical warning — potential for data loss or breaking changes.
Proceed carefully.
"The best documentation is the one that gets written."
— Quote
Tables
| Feature | Obsidian | Docusaurus | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold / Italic | ✅ | ✅ | Native |
| Highlighting | ✅ | ✅ | Converted |
| Mermaid | ✅ | ✅ | Plugin |
| Comments | ✅ | filtered | Removed |
| Footnotes | ✅ | ✅ | Native |
| Tasks | ✅ | ✅ | Native |
Code Blocks
Inline
Use npm run build to build the project.
Block (with syntax highlighting)
function greet(name: string): string {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
console.log(greet("Obsidiosaurus"));
def convert_markdown(source: str) -> str:
"""Convert Obsidian markdown to Docusaurus format."""
return source.replace("==", "<mark>")
# Run Obsidiosaurus conversion
npx obsidiosaurus convert --vault ./vault --output ./website
Diagrams (Mermaid)
Requires @docusaurus/theme-mermaid — configured in docusaurus.config.js:
themes: ['@docusaurus/theme-mermaid'],
markdown: { mermaid: true }
Flowchart
Sequence Diagram
Class Diagram
Gantt Chart
Pie Chart
Math Equations
Inline math:
Block equation:
Footnotes
Obsidiosaurus supports standard markdown footnotes.1
They render natively in Docusaurus MDX.2
Horizontal Rules
Content above
Content below
Comments (Obsidian-only)
Comments are written with %% ... %% and are removed during conversion — they never appear on the website.
Inline syntax:
%% This is an inline comment %%
Block syntax:
%%
This is a
multi-line comment
%%
The text above is an inline comment in Obsidian. It is not visible here.
The text above is a block comment in Obsidian. It is also not visible here.
Images
Standard image
Resized image

iFrames
Embed external content directly: