Bases Card Wrap shows long property values on more than one line in the cards view

Name: Bases Card Wrap
Author: theluckystrike

Choose how many lines each property gets on the cards of a base.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

Cards with the title on 2 lines and the quote on 4 lines. — Open larger

version: 1.0.0
released: 2026-10-26
downloads: 1
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

The tests run on desktop Obsidian only. The plugin uses no desktop API.

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About Bases Card Wrap

You keep quotes, titles or summaries in properties, and the core cards view cuts them after one line.

In the core cards view, each property gets one line, so a long quote stops after a few words. Bases Card Wrap lets you choose the number of lines for each property in each view.

The plugin changes how the core cards view looks. It does not add a view type, and it does not change your notes or your .base files.

One view goes from one line to 2 lines, 4 lines and the full value

Free features

Without a rule

In the core cards view, each quote stops at the end of the first line.

Core cards view where each quote is cut off after one line. — Open larger

A number of lines for each property

Give the title 2 lines and the quote 4 lines. The text wraps, and an ellipsis shows where it stops. All cards in the view get the same height.

The full value

The wrap mode shows the value in a box of up to 10 lines. When the value is longer, scroll inside the box to read the rest.

Cards where each quote wraps to the end of the value. — Open larger

One rule for each view

Run the command Set card wrap for this view. A window has one row for all properties and one row for each property, in the order of the cards. A change shows at once, and other views of the base keep their own rules.

The rule window with a row for each property of the view. — Open larger

One shared height after the title

Core gives all properties after the title one shared height. Each of them gets the space of the largest line count in the view, so a short value leaves empty space below it. The title has its own height.

Bases embedded in notes

The rule of a view also applies where you embed the base in a note. It works in Reading view and in Live Preview.

An embedded base in a note with the same 4-line quotes. — Open larger

Saved rules in the settings

The settings list each view that has a rule. Select a row to edit the rule, or delete it to get the core look back for that view.

Plugin settings with the list of saved views. — Open larger

Before and after

One view goes from one line to 2 lines, 4 lines and then the full value. The animation at the top of this page shows it.

The free version has rules for each view of a base file, and no vault default rule.

Pro features

Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in every plugin that has it.

Vault default rule Pro

Pro adds a default rule for each cards view that has no rule of its own. It also applies to base code blocks, which have no file, so the free rules for each view do not reach them.

See how Pro works

Set up Bases Card Wrap

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
The core plugin Bases, turned on

steps

Open a base file and select a cards view.
Run the command Set card wrap for this view.
In the row All properties, select a mode. Or select a mode in the row of one property.
For Wrap up to a number of lines, select the number of lines.
Close the window. The plugin saves each change at once.

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Why this exists

A forum request for word wrap in Bases cards has been open since August 2025. The topic has 48 likes and 9 posts.

Bases: Word wrap in cards / Multiple linesopened 2025-08-09

Questions about Bases Card Wrap

Why is there empty space under short values?

Core gives every card in a view one height, and all properties after the title one shared height. Each property gets the space of the largest line count. To keep cards short, give the long property the lines and put it last.

Does it change my .base files or notes?

No. The plugin keeps the rules in its own data file in your vault.

Does it work with dates, lists and links?

Yes. The plugin changes the line count and the wrap of the value line. A date, a list or a link keeps its core look.

What happens when I disable the plugin?

The core look comes back at once, without a reload. Your rules stay saved for the next time that you enable it.

Network use

Until you select Sign in with GitHub, Bases Card Wrap makes no network requests. Sign in and the sponsorship check contact github.com and api.github.com with the scope read:user, and a successful check is reused for 7 days. The plugin sends no note content, file names or other vault data.

Read the full network disclosure