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Question & Answer Cards

Note

Cards must be assigned to a deck, either using an Obsidian tag such as #flashcard or by using the folder structure within the vault.

See Decks for further details.

Single-line Basic

The prompt and the answer are separated by :: (this can be configured in settings).

the question goes on this side::answer goes here!

Displayed when reviewed

Card Front

the question goes on this side

Card Back

answer goes here!

Single-line Bidirectional

Two cards are created from the single flashcard text.

The two parts are separated by ::: (this can be configured in settings).

For example:

info 1:::info 2

Card 1

!!! tip "Front"

    info 1

!!! tip "Back"

    info 2

Card 2

Front

info 2

Back

info 1

These two cards are considered sibling cards. See sibling cards regarding the Bury sibling cards until the next day scheduling option.


Multi-line Basic

The front and the back of the card are separated by ? (this can be configured in settings).

As per the definition
of "multiline" the prompt
can be on multiple lines
?
same goes for
the answer

Displayed when reviewed

!!! tip "Card Front"

    As per the definition <br/>
    of "multiline" the prompt <br/>
    can be on multiple lines

!!! tip "Card Back"

    same goes for <br/>
    the answer

These can also span over multiple lines as long as both sides "touch" the ?.

See Cards with Blank Lines if blank lines need to be included.


Multi-line Bidirectional

Two cards are created from the single flashcard text.

The two parts are separated by ?? (this can be configured in settings).

For example:

info 1A
info 1B
info 1C
??
info 2A
info 2B

These can also span over multiple lines as long as both sides "touch" the ??: To include blank lines, see the section below.

Card 1

!!! tip "Front"

    info 1A <br/>
    info 1B <br/>
    info 1C

!!! tip "Back"

    info 2A <br/>
    info 2B

Card 2

Front

info 2A <br/>
info 2B

Back

info 1A
info 1B
info 1C

These two cards are considered sibling cards. See sibling cards regarding the Bury sibling cards until the next day scheduling option.