This setting controls the output format for frontmatter in your published notes.
Options
- YAML (default): Human-readable format. Obsidian default, and standard for most static site generators including Quartz.
- JSON: Legacy format, outputs frontmatter as a single JSON object.
Example output
YAML format
---
publish: true
title: My Note
tags:
- tag1
- tag2
created: Jan 09, 2026 7:32 AM
---JSON format
---
{"publish":true,"title":"My Note","tags":["tag1","tag2"],"created":"Jan 09, 2026 7:32 AM"}
---