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How to show code and bold text in a wikilink alias in Obsidian
As of October 2026, Obsidian shows the backticks, stars and tildes in a wikilink alias as plain text. A Markdown link shows the same markup as inline code or bold. You can switch to Markdown links, or add a plugin that formats the alias.
Wikilink Alias Markup has Pro, and $15 one time turns it on in all 129 plugins.
Background
The forum request "Support Markdown markup in wikilink alias, Including math" asks that an alias in backticks show as inline code. The product brief counted 74 likes on 1 November 2026.
3 ways to do it
Use Markdown links instead of wikilinks
A Markdown link shows the markup in its link text. To make Obsidian write Markdown links, open Settings, then Files and links, and turn off Use [[Wikilinks]].
Typing two square brackets still suggests notes, and Obsidian then inserts a Markdown link.
- limits
- In the Markdown format, you must URL encode the link target, so a space becomes %20.
A CSS snippet from the forum
A CSS snippet in the forum topic styles the text between backticks in a wikilink alias.
- limits
- It works in Live Preview only, and it styles inline code only, not bold or italic.
Wikilink Alias Markup from this site
Wikilink Alias Markup shows inline code, bold, italic, strikethrough and highlight inside a wikilink alias. It works in Reading view and Live Preview, also in tables and callouts.
The link still opens on click and shows the page preview. When the cursor is in the link, you see its source and can edit it.
- limits
- It does not change the outline, backlinks or the graph, and Source mode always shows the source. Math in aliases needs Pro.
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Format alias text with Wikilink Alias Markup
Open Settings, then Community plugins, and turn off restricted mode.
Select Browse, search for Wikilink Alias Markup, then select Install and Enable. It needs Obsidian 1.13.4 or later.
Write a wikilink with an alias and put markup in the alias, for example
[[Note|_italic_]]or[[Note|~~old~~]].In a table cell, write the pipe of the link as
\|, as Obsidian asks.Move the cursor out of the link. Live Preview and Reading view now show the markup.
Common questions
Why does my wikilink alias show backticks as text?
Obsidian shows the markup in a wikilink alias as plain text. Only a Markdown link shows it as markup. Wikilink Alias Markup formats the alias in Reading view and Live Preview.
Does formatting the alias change the link in my file?
No. The file keeps [[target|alias]] as you wrote it. The plugin only changes how the link looks.
Can a wikilink alias show math?
Not in core Obsidian. Wikilink Alias Markup Pro shows $...$ in an alias as math, for example [[Ammonia|$NH_3$]]. A dollar sign with a space after it stays text.
Sources
- “Forum, Support Markdown markup in wikilink alias, Including math”forum.obsidian.md
- “Obsidian Help, Internal links”help.obsidian.md
That's every step, start to finish.
That's every step, start to finish.
This guide uses Wikilink Alias Markup. Pro adds "Math in aliases". One payment of $15 turns on Pro in 129 plugins.
This guide uses Wikilink Alias Markup. Pro adds "Math in aliases". One payment of $15 turns on Pro in 129 plugins.
The plugin in this guide
Wikilink Alias Markup
Markup in a wikilink alias shows as inline code, bold or italic, as it does in a Markdown link.