YAML frontmatter

lastmod 2025-02-02created 2025-02-023 edits

YAML frontmatter is a convention widely used in Jekyll that provides a way to add metadata to a page.

Pandoc apparently calls it YAML Style Meta-Data.

Sample

---
layout: post
title: Blogging Like a Hacker
---

See also

• YAML
• Markdown
• Pandoc#YAML Style Meta-Data

Favorite site

• Using YAML frontmatter - GitHub Docs
• Front Matter | Jekyll • Simple, blog-aware, static sites
• YAML Frontmatter - Zettlr Docs
• YAML front matter | Assemble
• YAML Frontmatter - Fork My Brain