Special Callouts
approvedby ahseyg
Advanced callout styling with grid layouts, custom colors, gradients, glow effects, and multi-column support. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.
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Special Callouts for Obsidian
Transform your Obsidian notes with premium, dynamic, and fully customizable callouts. Turn generic boxes into magazine-quality layouts, code terminals, or neon-glowing alerts. Customize everything directly from your markdown — or create reusable presets in the visual settings panel.
Open source · MIT License · Contributions welcome
Features
- Inline customization — background, text, border, gradient, neon, icon — directly in markdown
- Custom style presets — design once, reuse by name
- Multi-column lists — split any list into 2–4 columns
- Visual layout builder — drag-and-merge grid designer
- Typography control — 5 font families, 5 size scales
- Neon and gradient effects — glowing borders, smooth color transitions
- Dataview integration — column layouts work with Dataview queries
- Import/Export — share styles as JSON between vaults
Screenshots & Layout Capabilities
Explore the endless customization possibilities.
Colors, Gradients and Effects
Learn how to create custom backgrounds and text colors in the Usage Guide
Visual Layout Builder
Design complex dashboard grids by dragging and merging cells — no code required. Access from Settings → Special Callouts → Visual Layout Builder.
Learn how to use the Visual Layout Builder in the Usage Guide
Dashboard Grids
Use the visual builder or inline grid syntax to create multi-panel layouts. Callouts are automatically placed into the merged areas you designed.
Learn how to create Multi-Callout Dashboard Grids in the Usage Guide
Typography and Borders
Learn how to customize borders and radius in the Usage Guide
Multi-Column Lists
Learn how to split lists into multiple columns in the Usage Guide
Metadata Reference
> [!type] (param:value, param2:value2) Title
Colors
| Parameter | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
bg | bg:#ff0000 | Background color |
text | text:white | Content text color |
title | title:cyan | Title and icon color |
link | link:orange | Link color |
gradient | gradient:blue-purple | Two-color gradient |
neon | neon:#00f2ff | Neon border + glow |
icon | icon:sun | Lucide icon name |
no-icon | (no-icon) | Hide icon |
Borders
| Parameter | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
border | border:red | Border color |
border-width | border-width:4 | Thickness (px) |
border-style | border-style:dashed | solid, dashed, dotted, double |
radius | radius:20 | Corner roundness (px) |
Typography
| Parameter | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
font | font:mono | mono, serif, sans, hand, marker |
font-size | font-size:4 | 1 (tiny) → 5 (huge) |
Layout
| Parameter | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
col | (col:3) | Multi-column lists |
center | (center) | Center content |
compact | (compact) | Reduce padding |
dense | (dense) | Reduce line-height |
| Grid | (1:2) | Position in grid |
Full reference in the Usage Guide.
Installation
Community Plugins (Recommended)
- Settings → Community Plugins
- Turn off Restricted Mode
- Browse → search Special Callouts
- Install → Enable
Or open directly: community.obsidian.md/plugins/special-callouts
Manual
- Download
main.js,styles.css,manifest.jsonfrom the latest release - Create
VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/special-callouts/ - Copy the files into the folder
- Enable in Settings → Community Plugins
Contributing
- Bug reports: Open an issue — include Obsidian version, callout markdown, and a screenshot
- Feature requests: Open an issue
- Pull requests: Fork → Branch → Code → PR
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License
MIT — See LICENSE for details.
Developed by ahseyg
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