Question about Markdown

[StefanS]

What I’m trying to do

When using templates, I like to organize the documents with

• Headline of a section
• some descriptive text what is expected here (formatted as ‘blockquote’)
• space for the text when working with the note

Things I have tried

My ‘problem is’, that the first line **after ** the description (blockquote with leading '> ') is still formatted as blockquote, despite having no leading '> '.
I always need to enter a blank line to see the regular text-format.
Interestingly, when I begin the line with a bullet-point, it’s fine:

## headline of the section
> some explanatory text of what I shall write about 
> maybe some guiding questions?

This is the text entered when working with the note.


## headline of the section
> some explanatory text of what I shall write about 
> maybe some guiding questions?
- This is the text entered when working with the note.
``


Question:
Is that a bug or a feature?
Am I missing something about Markdown syntax?
Is there any solution to reach my goal?

[ariehen]

For pretty much everything in Markdown, it’s best practice to have a blank line between sections, including headings.

https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#blockquotes-best-practices

https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#heading-best-practices

For formatting questions or issues, the screenshots are helpful, but because of live preview and different themes, it would be better to put your source text in a code block by surrounding it above and below by three (or more) backticks `.

> like this
> so folks

have a clear picture of what's happening 

See the forum formatting tips code block section for more info.

[StefanS]

thank you for the tipps!
Personally, I don’t like having blank lines between headings and paragraphs.
Let’s see if I can get used to it.

[ariehen]

I totally understand.

But, if you switch to reading view (the rendered HTML), you’ll noticed it’s expanded anyway and the blank lines are there.

[StefanS]

You’re right.
I was wondering why that would be anyway (don’t use reading mode too often). Now I know.

Now that all makes more sense.
I guess I do good to get used to the standard and insert blank lines after headings.

[ariehen]

Live Preview lets you get away with no line under a header, so go ahead if it looks better to you (I think it looks better at times). But, as you discovered, you can’t get away without a blank line under a block quote.

[CawlinTeffid]

I found the blank lines annoying when I started using Markdown (years before Obsidian existed) but I’ve gotten used to them (and even appreciate them), so there’s hope.