# Advanced formatting syntax

Learn how to add advanced formatting syntax to your notes.

You can create tables using vertical bars (|) to separate columns and hyphens (-) to define headers. Here's an example:

| First name | Last name |
| ---------- | --------- |
| Max        | Planck    |
| Marie      | Curie     |

While the vertical bars on either side of the table are optional, including them is recommended for readability.

You can insert a table using the Insert Table command from the Command Palette or by right-clicking and selecting Insert → Table. This will give you a basic, editable table:

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
|     |     |

Note that cells don't need perfect alignment, but the header row must contain at least two hyphens:

First name | Last name
-- | --
Max | Planck
Marie | Curie

You can use basic formatting syntax to style content within a table.

First column	Second column
Internal links	Link to a file within your vault.
Embed files

Vertical bars in tables

If you want to use aliases, or to resize an image in your table, you need to add a \ before the vertical bar.

First column | Second column
-- | --
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First column	Second column
Markdown syntax

Align text in columns by adding colons (:) to the header row. You can also align content in Live Preview via the context menu.

Left-aligned text | Center-aligned text | Right-aligned text
:-- | :--: | --:
Content | Content | Content

You can add diagrams and charts to your notes, using Mermaid. Mermaid supports a range of diagrams, such as flow charts, sequence diagrams, and timelines.

To add a Mermaid diagram, create a mermaid code block.

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!
```

sequenceDiagram
    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!

```mermaid
graph TD

Biology --> Chemistry
```

graph TD

Biology --> Chemistry

You can create internal links in your diagrams by attaching the internal-link class to your nodes.

```mermaid
graph TD

Biology --> Chemistry

class Biology,Chemistry internal-link;
```

graph TD

Biology --> Chemistry

class Biology,Chemistry internal-link;

If you have many nodes in your diagrams, you can use the following snippet.

```mermaid
graph TD

A[Biology]
B[Chemistry]

A --> B

class A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z internal-link;
```

This way, each letter node becomes an internal link, with the node text as the link text.

class "⨳ special character" internal-link

For more information about creating diagrams, refer to the official Mermaid docs.

You can add math expressions to your notes using MathJax and the LaTeX notation.

To add a MathJax expression to your note, surround it with double dollar signs ($$).

$$
\begin{vmatrix}a & b\\
c & d
\end{vmatrix}=ad-bc
$$

\begin{vmatrix}a & b\\
c & d
\end{vmatrix}=ad-bc

You can also inline math expressions by wrapping it in $ symbols.

This is an inline math expression $e^{2i\pi} = 1$.

This is an inline math expression e^{2i\pi} = 1.

For more information about the syntax, refer to MathJax basic tutorial and quick reference.

For a list of supported MathJax packages, refer to The TeX/LaTeX Extension List.