#1

Hello,

I discover Obsidian.
(After a long search for a markdown desktop app that supports wiki-links on Windows …)
Is there a keyboard shortcut for wiki-links?
Ctrl + k is for standard markdown links [name]() …
If not, is there an option to assign [[wiki-link]] to Ctrl + k?

Thank you.

And well done for this very promising app.

#2

Look at the help file here: https://publish.obsidian.md/help/How+to/Internal+link

And yes [[ will allow you to link and/or create a new file to which you can link.

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#3

Thank you for your reply.

I have integrated this operation (which is similar to that of Zettlr), namely: typing [[ to create a link to an existing file or a potential link to a file that does not yet exist.

My question about the existence of a keyboard shortcut for the wiki-link comes from my writing practice. The ability to select a piece of a sentence already written, and turn it into a link easily (without having to type on either side of the square brackets).

Also (and you’ll laugh), I broke my arm, and accessing the brackets on my keyboard is epic right now! It would be more convenient for me, with one hand, to select a character string and, with a simple shortcut keyboard, assign it brackets.

We never think enough of the disabled! Fortunately, my misfortune is temporary :slight_smile:

#4

There’s no shortcut for wikilink unfortunately. But you can use the auto pair feature for workaround:

  1. You can turn on the feature in settings -> editor
  2. block/select a text you want,
  3. then press [[
  4. That will automatically change the text to wikilink
#5

Thank you very much for this indication, which does me an excellent service.
Since this enabled option works with an AutoHotkey keyboard shortcut for [[.
I now have easy access to creating wiki-links. :slight_smile:

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#6

Thats the workaround I use !

I have Numlock assigned to “[[”.

That gets the job done!