MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Frontmatter vs Body
Summary
Frontmatter and body serve different purposes.
Frontmatter = global metadata. Body = contextual content.
Link to this note
MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Frontmatter vs Body
Content
- Frontmatter (YAML): applies to the whole note.
- Example: date,tags,aliases.
 
- Example: 
- Body: applies to specific sections or blocks.
- Example: inline fields, contextual tags.
 
- Context dictates where information belongs.
- Tags are global, but some plugins (Tasks, Dataview) use them in lists.
Essence
- Frontmatter = global scope.
- Body = local scope.
- Context decides placement.
Interconnections
Tags
#frontmatter #metadata #bestpractices #mentiscraft
Contributors
Created with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-10-04.
Validated and edited by Jorge Godoy.