Front matter in Markdown

Adrian926

The front matter is the part of a Markdown document that comes before the actual content. It typically contains metadata, such as the title, author, and date.

goldenkoala

Front matter is a section of a Markdown file that is used to specify metadata for a file. This metadata can include information such as the title of the file, the author, the date, and any other information that might be useful. Front matter is typically placed at the beginning of a Markdown file, and is enclosed by two sets of three dashes (---).

Darrell338

Front matter is metadata embedded at the top of a file that is used to control various aspects of how Jekyll processes the file. Front matter must be placed at the very top of a file and must be the first thing in the file.

There are three types of front matter that Jekyll recognizes:

YAML front matter
JSON front matter
TOML front matter

YAML front matter is the most common type of front matter and is used to specify a variety of options, such as the title, author, and date of a post.

JSON front matter is less common, but can be used to specify more complex data structures, such as those used in Jekyll's data files.

TOML front matter is the least common type of front matter and is used to specify options in a more terse way than YAML or JSON.