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Lowlight

stikypistonstikypiston216 downloads

A simple plugin allowing you to highlight text in different colours using span tags.

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Lowlight is an Obsidian plugin that allows you to highlight text in different colours!

To get started, install the plugin, and ensure that it is enabled.

Then, select some text in a note, press Ctrl + P, and type Lowlight. Press enter on the command, and choose a colour!

As a side note, you can also customize the colours that you highlight with in the plugin settings.

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Highlight selected text in multiple colours to visually organize notes. Choose and apply colours from the command palette and customize your colour palette in settings for quick, consistent markup.
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Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
9 months ago
Created
9 months ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
216
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
stikypistonstikypiston
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