How to Install CSS snippets

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Things I have tried

I have read a number of posts, read the help file but I am missing an obvious trick here. How do I install a CSS snippet? I have one (thanks to TfT Hacker) and it all seems so obvious - put it in the .obsidian folder. BUT where is that folder and what is the process of putting a .CSS snippet in there. I’ve had a look in Settings, which allows me to open the snippets folder, but I can’t see how I get it in there in the first place. No doubt it is very simple and obvious.

Thanks David

What I’m trying to do

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In your vault’s root folder you will find a folder named .obsidian - In that folder is a sub-folder snippets (create it if it does not yet exist) now move your css file into the snippets folder. Then in obsidians settings/appearance at the bottom you will need to enable the snippet.

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To complement what @willasm said, keep in mind that this .obsidian folder is a hidden folder, so you need to activate the option to see hidden folders on your OS in order to see it. Additionally, I use the My Snippets plugin which makes the process of managing snippets way easier. Check it out! GitHub - chetachiezikeuzor/MySnippets-Plugin: MySnippets is a plugin that adds a status bar menu allowing the user to quickly manage their snippets within the comfort of their workspace 🖌.

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Here’s an easy way to show that hidden folder:

1 - In Obsidian… go to Preferences > Appearance > CSS-Snippets (at the bottom).

  • Turn the snippets switch to “On”.
  • Click the little folder icon :open_file_folder: above the switch. A popup will appear (that popup is the folder /vault/.obsidian/snippets/).

2 - Drag your snippets.css file into that popup window.

DONE! :beer:

Your CSS file is now located at /vault/.obsidian/snippets/snippets.css.

  • You can open your CSS file in any text editor [like Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac)] - (a CSS file is just a text file).
  • You can add/change styles in that CSS file.
  • New changes are automatically pulled in by Obsidian, any time you save the snippets.css file.
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