# Frontmatter support

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904 "2024-10-08T01:39:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![betahost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@betahost](https://community.bear.app/u/betahost)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/1 "2024-10-08T01:39:40Z")

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Would be great if Bear can support Front matter at a minimal setting to enable properties of a note. This would bring a database-like experience at low barrier of entry without compromising Bear’s simplicity.

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## markdown: “awesome” date: 10/1/24

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**Author:** ![krssno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/krssno/32/1338_2.png) [@krssno](https://community.bear.app/u/krssno)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/2 "2024-10-08T11:46:04Z")

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Bear does support the yaml frontmatter

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**Author:** ![betahost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@betahost](https://community.bear.app/u/betahost)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/3 "2024-10-09T18:40:20Z")

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I heard but if I try creating with '—" it just creates a Horizontal line across the note.

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**Author:** ![krssno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/krssno/32/1338_2.png) [@krssno](https://community.bear.app/u/krssno)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/4 "2024-10-09T20:47:05Z")

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To create the frontmatter you have to finish with a second “—”. Alternatively you can use the command **main menu → code → yaml** and/or assign a hotkey for it in macOS settings. The latter one has two advantages: 1. It creates the complete frontmatter and 2. wherever your cursor is inside the note the yaml will be created at the top of the note

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**Author:** ![betahost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@betahost](https://community.bear.app/u/betahost)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/5 "2024-10-09T21:11:52Z")

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Thanks, I did add and close with another “—” but it just drew a full horizontal line again. I’ll keep at it.

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**Author:** ![krssno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/krssno/32/1338_2.png) [@krssno](https://community.bear.app/u/krssno)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/frontmatter-support/13904/6 "2024-10-09T21:14:35Z")

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Are you sure that you start the yaml from the very first line of the note?