Steps to reproduce
- Create a note “Note 1”
- Create another note “Note 2”
- In Note 2 add this:
<a href="/Note 1.md">Note 1</a> - Open Outgoing Links panel. Note that Note 1 is not present in the panel.
- Open Note 1
- Open Backlinks panel. Note that Unlinked Mentions lists Note 2.
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]
Yes.
Expected result
HTML links are links and should be treated as links for the purpose of linking.
Actual result
HTML links are treated as plain text.
Environment
Debug info
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.13.3
Installer version: 1.8.9
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Tue Apr 21 20:17:54 PDT 2026; root:xnu-11417.140.69.710.16~1/RELEASE_X86_64 24.6.0
Login status: logged in
Language: en-GB
Catalyst license: vip
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: off
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: Minimal 8.1.6
Snippets enabled: 5
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 56
Plugins enabled: 40
1: Minimal Theme Settings v8.2.3
2: Advanced Tables v0.23.2
3: Better Word Count v0.10.1
4: Calendar v1.5.10
5: Contextual Typography v2.2.5
6: Dataview v0.5.68
7: DB Folder v3.5.1
8: Editor Syntax Highlight v0.1.3
9: Folder Note v0.7.3
10: Footnote Shortcut v0.1.3
11: Format Hotkeys v0.1.7
12: Gallery v0.5.8
13: Heatmap Calendar v0.7.1
14: Hider v1.6.2
15: Key Promoter v1.4.0
16: macOS Keyboard Navigation v1.1.2
17: Markdown Attributes v1.2.2
18: MetaEdit v1.8.4
19: Natural Language Dates v0.6.2
20: Note Refactor v1.8.2
21: Columns v1.6.1
22: Periodic Notes v0.0.17
23: Pseudocode v1.6.5
24: QuickAdd v2.13.1
25: Remember cursor position v1.0.11
26: Smart Random Note v0.2.1
27: Snippet Downloader v2.0.1
28: Style Settings v1.0.9
29: Supercharged Links v0.13.10
30: Templater v2.22.1
31: TikZJax v0.5.2
32: D2 v1.1.4
33: CustomJS v1.0.21
34: Numerals v1.10.2
35: Scroll Offset v1.0.4
36: Linter v1.32.0
37: TaskNotes v4.11.0
38: Admonition v12.0.5
39: Custom Attachment Location v11.5.0
40: Find orphaned files and broken links v1.11.0
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