Search Highlight+
approvedby lindongyan
Highlights only the matched keyword — not the whole block — inside tables, callouts, code blocks and list items when you open a note from search results. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.
Search Highlight+
Highlight only the matched keywords inside complex Markdown blocks when you open a note from search results — instead of the default whole-block / whole-cell highlight.
Features
- When you jump from a global search result (or run an in-note
Ctrl+Fsearch) and open the note, the plugin highlights only the keyword inside:- Tables (cell content)
- Blockquotes
- Callouts
- Code blocks
- List items, including list items that contain
[[wikilinks]]
- Works in both Reading view and Live Preview.
- Keeps the native brief block flash (the momentary whole-block highlight that appears when you jump to a result) — only the persistent highlight is made keyword-precise.
- Settings: case sensitivity, regex mode (manual command only), auto switch to Reading view on search-result click, and a custom highlight color.
Why
When the matched text lives inside a richly rendered block, the default behavior highlights the entire table cell / blockquote / callout / code block / list item, not just the word. This plugin makes the persistent highlight keyword-precise for those blocks.
How it compares to other search-highlight plugins
Search Highlight+ is deliberately narrow: it only changes what gets highlighted at the moment you open a note from a search result. It does not replace Obsidian's search, nor your in-note find (Ctrl+F).
| Plugin | Approach | Modes | Keyword-precise highlight inside complex blocks on search-result open? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Highlight+ (this) | Refines Obsidian's default whole-block highlight into a keyword-precise one | Reading view (recommended) + Live Preview; desktop + mobile | ✅ Table cells, callouts, code blocks, list items (incl. [[wikilinks]]) |
| Dynamic Highlights | Highlights by cursor selection or persistent regex rules | Source / Live Preview only — no Reading mode | ⚠️ Editor-only; not driven by search-result open |
| Highlight Same Matches | Highlights every occurrence of selected text (Notepad++ style) | Live Preview / Reading | ⚠️ Skips rendered tables in Live Preview (needs Source mode) |
| Find in Note | In-note Ctrl+F replacement; paints every match via CSS Custom Highlight API (no reflow) | Reading + Live Preview; desktop + mobile | ✅ But it is an in-note find, not the search-result-open flow |
| Hotlines | Highlights whole lines matching keyword/regex rules | Reading + Live Preview; desktop + mobile | ⚠️ Highlights the full row, not the keyword |
| SwiftMatch / SearchPlus | Vault-wide selection / filter search with counters & result fragments | Editor / result pane | ⚠️ Highlight lives in the result list, not the rendered note |
Where Search Highlight+ fits: it is the plugin for the exact moment "you clicked a global search result and the note opened." In Reading view it turns Obsidian's default whole-cell / whole-block flash into a precise keyword highlight — including inside tables, callouts, code blocks, and list items that contain [[wikilinks]]. Because it reads the query from the search-view instance rather than desktop-only DOM selectors, the same behavior works on mobile.
Note: for the global-search flow the precise highlight lands in Reading view (the "Auto switch to Reading view" setting handles this automatically); the manual command and in-note
Ctrl+Falso work in Live Preview.
Usage
- Install and enable the plugin.
- Run a global search (or an in-note search) and click a result.
- The matched keyword is highlighted inside complex blocks. The native whole-block flash appears briefly and then fades, leaving only the keyword highlight.
Manual command: Search Highlight+: Highlight current note keywords lets you highlight the keywords of a query you type (supports regex when the regex setting is on).
Settings
- Auto switch to Reading view — automatically open the note in Reading view when clicking a global search result (recommended; Live Preview global search produces no persistent highlight markers).
- Case sensitive — match exact letter case.
- Regex mode — applies only to the manual command; the whole input is treated as a regular expression.
- Highlight color — background color of the keyword highlight. The default is a light yellow (
#FFD84D), drawn as a solid color everywhere the plugin highlights, including the native in-note find bar. Pick a color from the preset swatches, or use the picker: on desktop a system color picker, on mobile an RGB text field (e.g.255, 216, 77). Press Reset to go back to the default.
Compatibility
Requires Obsidian 1.4.0 or later. Works on desktop and mobile.
License
MIT
Search Highlight+（中文）
当你从搜索结果打开一则笔记时，只在复杂 Markdown 块（表格、引用块、标注、代码块、列表项）内高亮匹配到的关键词，而不是像 Obsidian 默认那样高亮整个块 / 整格。
功能特性
- 当你从全局搜索结果跳转（或在笔记内按
Ctrl+F搜索）并打开笔记时，插件只在以下位置高亮关键词本身：- 表格（单元格内容）
- 引用块
- 标注（callout）
- 代码块
- 列表项，包括含有
[[wikilinks]]的列表项
- 在阅读视图（Reading view）和实时预览（Live Preview）下均可工作。
- 保留 Obsidian 原生的短暂整块闪烁（跳转结果时一闪而过的整块高亮）——我们只把持久高亮变得"只亮关键词"。
- 设置项：区分大小写、正则模式（仅手动命令生效）、点击搜索结果自动切换到阅读视图，以及自定义高亮颜色。
为什么需要它
当匹配文本位于富渲染块内部时，Obsidian 默认会高亮整个表格单元格 / 引用块 / 标注 / 代码块 / 列表项，而不是只高亮那个词。本插件让这些块的持久高亮变得"只亮关键词"。
与其他搜索高亮插件的差异
Search Highlight+ 的定位刻意做窄：它只改变你从搜索结果打开笔记那一刻的高亮内容，既不替代 Obsidian 的搜索，也不替代笔记内的查找（Ctrl+F）。
| 插件 | 做法 | 支持模式 | 点击搜索结果打开时，复杂块内是否做关键词级精准高亮？ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Highlight+（本插件） | 把 Obsidian 默认「整块高亮」收敛为「关键词级」精准高亮 | 阅读视图（推荐）+ 实时预览；桌面 + 移动端 | ✅ 表格单元格、标注、代码块、列表项（含 [[wikilinks]]） |
| Dynamic Highlights | 按光标选区或持久正则规则高亮 | 仅 Source / 实时预览——无阅读模式 | ⚠️ 仅编辑器内；不跟随"点击搜索结果打开"这条流 |
| Highlight Same Matches | 高亮所选文本的全部出现位置（Notepad++ 风格） | 实时预览 / 阅读视图 | ⚠️ 实时预览下会跳过渲染后的表格（需切到 Source 模式） |
| Find in Note | 笔记内 Ctrl+F 替代方案；用 CSS Custom Highlight API 高亮、不引起重排 | 阅读视图 + 实时预览；桌面 + 移动端 | ✅ 但它是"笔记内查找"，不是"点击搜索结果打开"这条流 |
| Hotlines | 高亮匹配关键词/正则规则的整行 | 阅读视图 + 实时预览；桌面 + 移动端 | ⚠️ 高亮的是整行，而非关键词 |
| SwiftMatch / SearchPlus | 库级选择 / 过滤搜索，带计数与结果片段 | 编辑器 / 结果面板 | ⚠️ 高亮落在结果列表，而非渲染后的笔记块 |
本插件适合的场景：专为"你点击了某条全局搜索结果、笔记被打开"的这一刻而生。在阅读视图下，它会把 Obsidian 默认的整格 / 整块闪烁收敛为精准的关键词高亮——包括表格、标注、代码块，以及含有 [[wikilinks]] 的列表项。因为它从搜索视图实例读取查询词，而非依赖桌面专属的 DOM 选择器，所以在移动端表现一致。
说明：在全局搜索这条流里，精准高亮落在阅读视图（"点击搜索结果自动切换阅读视图"开关会自动处理）；手动命令和笔记内
Ctrl+F在实时预览下同样可用。
使用方法
- 安装并启用插件。
- 进行全局搜索（或笔记内搜索），点击某条结果。
- 匹配到的关键词会在复杂块内高亮；原生的整块闪烁会短暂出现后淡出，只留下关键词高亮。
手动命令：Search Highlight+: Highlight current note keywords（高亮当前笔记关键词）可让你输入关键词进行高亮（开启正则设置后支持正则）。
设置项
- 点击搜索结果自动切换阅读视图 — 点击全局搜索结果时自动用阅读视图打开笔记（推荐；实时预览下的全局搜索不会产生持久高亮标记）。
- 区分大小写 — 严格按字母大小写匹配。
- 正则模式 — 仅对手动命令生效；整条输入作为正则表达式处理。
- 高亮颜色 — 关键词高亮的背景色。默认是一支浅黄（
#FFD84D），以不透明纯色绘制，覆盖插件所有高亮处，包括原生「笔记内查找」高亮。可从预设色卡中选色，也可用取色控件自选：桌面端为系统取色器，手机端为 RGB 输入框（如255, 216, 77）。点 Reset 回到默认。
兼容性
需要 Obsidian 1.4.0 或更高版本，桌面端与移动端均可使用。
许可证
MIT
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