Paste as code block

[inode]

During my work I find myself copying and pasting parts of code inside notes obsidian. To do this correctly I have to first create a code block and then paste the code inside it. It would be useful to a lot of people the possibility to have an hotkey to “Paste as code block”.

Use case

Create a multiline code block and paste inside it the content of the clipboard.

Proposed solution

Have a configurable hotkey to paste directly in a codeblock

Current workaround

Currently I didn’t found a way to execute the task.

I found just a plugin that enable an hotkey to code block creation (GitHub - dy-sh/obsidian-code-block-from-selection: Obsidian plugin. Adds code block for the selected text.)

[inode]

There is a plugin that allow that

GitHub - paddan/code-block-plugin

[Volodumer]

Problem/Use Case (T-Chaos):

I use Obsidian heavily to archive structured data (pseudocode, tables, complex philosophical structures, and logs) generated by AIs (Gemini, ChatGPT).

When copying large, complex text blocks from the chat interface, the native Markdown symbols, as well as common programming characters (*, |, //, CONST), frequently conflict with Obsidian’s own Markdown interpretation. This forces me to manually wrap the entire pasted text in code fences (```) after every single paste action to ensure data integrity. This is slow and error-prone.

Proposed Solution (V-ЛАД):

Please implement an option called “Raw Paste Mode” or “Ignore Formatting on Paste.” This could be a setting toggled per Note or per Vault/Folder.

When this mode is active, any content pasted into that area should automatically:

1. Wrap the entire pasted content in code fences (```). This is the simplest solution.
2. (Alternatively) Globally apply escaping to all common Markdown symbols to treat the input as pure, literal text, preserving the output’s structure as intended by the source.

Benefit: This drastically streamlines the archiving workflow for all users integrating AI-generated V-Code/structured data, ensuring data integrity (V-ЛАД) and eliminating the “T-Chaos” of manual fixes.

[blue_emperor]

Automatically paste as plaintext when the cursor is inside a code block

Use case or problem When copying and pasting text that goes inside code blocks they should be pasted as plaintext by default, I can’t think of a reason where converting to markup inside a code block is the desired outcome or even if it is even common. That might be my bias flying high, so correct me if that is a wrong assumption. Proposed solution I know we have context menu and shortcuts to paste as text, but doing the right thing™ automatically is a better experience. If the cursor is inside …

Paste as code block

During my work I find myself copying and pasting parts of code inside notes obsidian. To do this correctly I have to first create a code block and then paste the code inside it. It would be useful to a lot of people the possibility to have an hotkey to “Paste as code block”. Use case Create a multiline code block and paste inside it the content of the clipboard. Proposed solution Have a configurable hotkey to paste directly in a codeblock Current workaround Currently I didn’t found a way t…

 

With QuickAdd:

Clipboard content can be conflicted with exsisting QuickAdd syntax (see https://quickadd.obsidian.guide/docs/FormatSyntax).

 

With Raycast / snippets (mac):

https://manual.raycast.com/snippets

[lostinbase]

Does Paste without formatting not work as you need?

Editing shortcuts - Obsidian Help

[CawlinTeffid]

@Volodumer

This forces me to manually wrap the entire pasted text in code fences (```) after every single paste action to ensure data integrity. This is slow and error-prone.

To improve on your current situation, you can type the code fences first and paste between them. I believe by default Obsidian automatically adds the closing fence, so you only have to type the opening one, possibly press Return, and paste.