What Obsidian Features Work in mdBook?

  • This is a simple file containing a handful of different Obsidian markdown features to have a visual comparison of how formatting carries over.
    • This is assuming no fancy pre-processors are being used; strictly default settings.

Tables

mdBook Version:

Category 1Category 2Category 3
ExampleExampleLonger example here.
ExampleExampleLonger example here.
ExampleExampleLonger example here.

Obsidian Version:

Obsidian Tables

Checklists

mdBook Version:

  • Thingy 1
  • Thingy 2
  • Thingy 3

Obsidian Version:

Obsidian Checklists

Message Blocks (Callouts)

mdBook Version (Part 1):

[!info] Information here. Alises: N/A

[!todo] To-do list here. Alises: N/A

[!tip] Important info here! Aliases: hint, important

[!success] Success here! Aliases: check, done

[!question] Freqently asked questions! Aliases: help, faq

Obsidian Version (Part 1):

Obsidian Callouts

mdBook Version (Part 2):

[!warning] Warning here! Aliases: caution, attention

[!failure] Failure here! Aliases: fail, missing

[!danger] Bruh!!! Aliases: N/A

[!bug] Known bugs here! Aliases: N/A

[!example] Example here! Aliases: N/A

[!quote] Quote here! Aliases: N/A

Obsidian Version (Part 2):

Obsidian Callouts

Mermaid Diagrams

mdBook Version:

graph TD;
	A[Originator] --> B[Route 1];
	A --> C[Route 2];
	B --> D[Finish];
	C --> D;

flowchart LR

A[Hard] -->|Text| B(Round)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result 1]
C -->|Two| E[Result 2]

gantt
    section Section
    Completed :done,    des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08
    Active        :active,  des2, 2014-01-07, 3d
    Parallel 1   :         des3, after des1, 1d
    Parallel 2   :         des4, after des1, 1d
    Parallel 3   :         des5, after des3, 1d
    Parallel 4   :         des6, after des4, 1d

pie
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85.9
"Rats" : 15

Obsidian Version:

Obsidian Diagrams

Code Blocks

mdBook Version:

# PowerShell Code Block
Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\system32"

#!/bin/bash
echo "yo momma"

Obsidian Version:

Obsidian Codeblocks