HTML files don't render in Canvas the way URLs do?

[orionanomaly]

When an HTML file is uploaded in Obsidian Canvas it does NOT render it as it does when you enter a URL.

Is this a bug or not supporter? I want to load HTML files in vault and then have them render interactively the way URLs do?

[WhiteNoise]

yes, it’s intentionally not supported.

[WhiteNoise]

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