Sometimes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. To create some graphical representations, Zettelmarkup provides a simple mechanism. Characters like “|” or “-” already provide some visual feedback. For example, to create a picture containing two boxes that are connected via an arrow, the following representation is possible:
~~~draw
+-------+ .-------.
| Box 1 | ----> | Box 2 |
+-------+ '-------'
~~~Zettelstore translates this to:
Technically spoken, the drawing is translated to a SVG element.
The following characters are interpreted to create a graphical representation. Some of them will start a path that results in a recognized object.
| Character | Meaning | Path Start |
|---|---|---|
| + | Corner | Yes |
| - | Horizontal line | Yes |
| | | Vertical line | Yes |
| < | Left arrow | Yes |
| > | Right arrow | No |
| v | Down arrow | No |
| ^ | Up arrow | Yes |
| : | Dashed vertical line | Yes |
| = | Dashed horizontal line | Yes |
| . | Rounded corner | Yes |
| ' | Rounded corner | Yes |
| / | North-east diagonal line | Yes |
| \ | South-east diagonal line | Yes |
| x | A tick on a line | No |
| * | A dot on a line | No |
Interpretation of these characters starts at the top left corner and continues depending on the current character.
All other characters are treated as text.