When using Obsidian for collecting notes, besides using templates for quick and standardized input for books, music, or videos, you can also use Dataview to display multiple notes as cards (Reference: Obs115-用Obsidian建立萬用的收藏資料庫(Collections)). Now, with the Interactive Ratings plugin, you can easily add ratings to your notes.
- Interaction is only possible in Source mode and Live Preview mode. Reading mode is display-only.
- In Live Preview mode, interaction is disabled within Callouts and tables, meaning rendered content cannot be interactively manipulated.
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ (6/10)
●●●●●●●●○○ (80%)
1. Function Description
The Interactive Ratings plugin automatically detects consecutive sequences of specific symbols, providing interactive operation via dragging or clicking to change the count. The recognizable rating symbols are as follows (symbols with a 'Half' version support 0.5 increments):
| Symbol Type | Full | Empty | Half | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ | ☆ | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) Book rating |
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| Circles | ● | ○ | ◐ | ●●●○○○○○○○ 3/10 Movie review scale |
| Squares | ■ | □ | ◧ | ■■■□ (3/4) Recipe difficulty |
| Triangles | ▲ | △ | ▲▲▲▲▲△△△△△△△ 5/12 Hiking difficulty |
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| Block Progress | █ | ███ (3/6) Project completion |
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| Braille Dots | ⣿ | ⣀ | ⡇ | ⣿⣿⡇⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀ 2.5/10 |
| Solid/Empty Circles | ⬤ | ○ | ⬤⬤⬤○○○○○○○○○ 25% Budget spending |
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| Solid/Empty Squares | ■ | □ | ■■■□□□□ 3/7 Weekly progress |
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| Dotted Squares | ▰ | ▱ | ▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ (3/10) Task complexity |
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| Filled/Empty Rectangles | ◼ | ▭ | ◼◼◼▭ 75% Reading progress |
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| Vertical Bars | ▮ | ▯ | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯▯ 50% Battery level |
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| Bold Circles | ⬤ | ◯ | ⬤◯◯ 1/3 Quick product review |
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| Black/White Circles | ⚫ | ⚪ | ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ (5/10) Coffee strength |
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| Block/Light Shade | █ | ░ | ███░░░░░░░ 30% Download progress |
Follow the rating symbols with a single space, then add numerator/denominator, (numerator/denominator), number%, or (number%). The plugin will automatically update the numerical ratio or percentage after the rating is changed.
2. Usage Examples
- Book/Media Reviews: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ Just okay, 4/10
- Habit Tracking: Exercise: ●●●●●●○ (6/7) days this week
- Project Status: Client project: ███ 30% complete
- Recipe Notes: Pasta recipe: ■■■◧ (3.5/4) difficulty, would make again
- Learning Progress: Spanish vocabulary: ●●●●●○○○○○ 50% mastered
3. 💡 Related Links
💡 Explanation article (Traditional Chinese): https://jdev.tw/blog/8793/
💡 Explanation article(English): https://quaily.com/jdevtw-en/p/obsidian-interactive-ratings-plugin-simplify-beautify
💡 解説記事(日本語): https://quaily.com/jdevtw-jp/p/obsidian-interactive-ratings-plugin-simplify-beautify
✅ GitHub peritus/obsidian-interactive-ratings: Edit symbol ratings in your Obsidian notes interactively.