How to specify the size for the embeded image in Obsidian

Posted on in obsidian, note-taking, pkm

TL;DR: When inserting a link (especially of the image) one can add pipe followed by size. This size is used for displaying embedded image inside the note.

For example, I have a markdown and excalidraw mixed note named Dashboard

It references itself (for the excalidraw image on the back of the note) like ![[Dashboard]] 1

This results into an image that just shows small preview that is not useful, especially if image is wide (and/or tall).

But now I can specify it as ![[Dashboard]]|640x480, which results into decent sized preview.

Refer to this segment in the YouTube video to see it in action.

  1. There is more to this which I’ll cover separately. ↩︎