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Callout syntax

Render supported `[!type]` blockquotes as callouts and keep the source portable as ordinary Markdown blockquotes.

Updated 2026-08-29

By Kition Docs

Verified against Kition 0.1.41 (d3e1b931) on 2026-08-29

Basic syntax

A callout starts as a Markdown blockquote whose first line contains [!TYPE]. The type comparison is case-insensitive. When the type is recognized, live preview adds a color, icon, and title treatment.

markdown

> [!NOTE] Optional title
> This block is rendered as a callout.
> Continue each body line with `>`.

Supported types and aliases

note, info
tip, hint, important
success, check, done
question, help, faq
warning, caution, attention
failure, fail, missing
danger, error, bug
example, quote, cite, abstract, summary, tldr, todo

Insert from the editor

Use the toolbar Callout action for a note callout, or type / and choose a note, info, warning, tip, success, or danger callout. The document command palette contains additional callout formatting commands.

Fold markers are source text in 0.1.41

The command palette can toggle + and - characters after the callout marker, but the verified live-preview renderer does not expose the old documented click-to-collapse interaction. Do not depend on > [!TIP]- as an interactive disclosure control in this release.

Unknown callout types remain ordinary blockquote source instead of receiving a supported callout style.

Implementation sources

Markdown editing basics

Write GitHub-flavored Markdown in Kition’s CodeMirror editor and use the verified formatting shortcuts and live preview.

Command palettes and quick navigation

Use the small app palette, the document command palette, Quick Open, and global search without mixing up their shortcuts.