Quick Text Highlighter

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by Waghmare

Highlights text using //color:text// syntax without breaking URLs.

Updated 14d agoMIT
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Quick Text Highlighter

A simple, lightweight Obsidian plugin that allows you to highlight text using a custom syntax: //settings:your text//. It supports multiple colors, background styles, underlines, and modifiers.

Quick Text Highlighter Demo

Features

  • Custom Highlights: Fast syntax for inline styling.
  • Multiple Colors: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Orange.
  • Combined Styles: Mix and match background colors, text colors, and modifiers.
  • Background vs Text-Only: Choose whether to color the background or just the text.
  • Custom Borders & Decorations: Add borders, double underlines, dots, or "tape" effects.
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Quick Text Highlighter Demo

Usage

Use the syntax //shortcut,modifiers:Text// to apply styles.

Basic Colors (Backgrounds)

  • //r:Red Background//
  • //g:Green Background//
  • //b:Blue Background//
  • //y:Yellow Background//
  • //p:Purple Background//
  • //o:Orange Background//

Text-Only Colors

Append -t to the color shortcut:

  • //r-t:Red Text//
  • //g-t:Green Text//
  • //b-t:Blue Text//

Modifiers

  • h: Heavy (Bold + stronger background)
  • w: White text (Useful for dark backgrounds)
  • brd: Side borders
  • und: Underline
  • dot: Dotted underline
  • 2und: Double underline
  • h-b: Wavy (Hand-drawn) underline
  • fancy: Fancy border
  • tape: Tape effect

Examples

  • //r,h,w:Urgent Text// - Red background, heavy bold, white text.
  • //b,brd:Note// - Blue background with side borders.
  • //o,und:Underlined Orange// - Orange background with underline.

Installation

From Community Plugins (Recommended)

  1. Search for Quick Text Highlighter in Obsidian's community plugin browser.
  2. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release.
  2. Create a folder named quick-text-highlighter in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory.
  3. Move the downloaded files into that folder.
  4. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in settings.

License

MIT License. Created by Waghmare.

Credits

Created by Waghmare. Folk by Sowseelyav.

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