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Queries ​

Map View supports powerful queries to filter what is shown on the map.

Search Operators ​

OperatorDescription
tag:#...Notes or markers tagged with a specific tag. Works on both note tags (#hiking) and inline tags (tag:hiking). Supports wildcards: tag:#sleep* matches #sleep and #sleep/camping.
name:...Markers whose name contains the given string. For front-matter geolocations this matches the file name. For inline geolocations this matches the link name and ignores the file name.
path:...Notes whose path matches the query. Includes all markers in matching notes.
linkedto:...Notes that contain a link to the specified note. E.g. linkedto:"Cave Hikes" includes all notes that link to [[Cave Hikes]].
linkedfrom:...Notes that are linked from the specified note (plus the origin note itself). E.g. linkedfrom:"Trip to Italy" includes all notes linked from [[Trip to Italy]].
["property":"value"]Notes with the property property set to value.
lines:x-yOnly inline markers defined in the given line range in their note. E.g. lines:20-30.

All operators are case insensitive.

Notes on linkedfrom ​

  • Obsidian heading and block links are supported: [[Trip to Italy#Hotels]] matches only front-matter markers or inline markers within that heading or block.
  • The Copy Block Link plugin makes block-level linkedfrom queries especially useful.
  • Anything that resolves to a legal Obsidian link works (note name or full path), but partial names do not.

Logical Operators ​

Combine search operators with:

  • AND — both conditions must match
  • OR — either condition must match
  • NOT — negates the condition
  • ( ) — grouping

Difference from Obsidian's Query Language

Map View uses AND, OR, NOT — not - for NOT, and spaces are not treated as AND.

Examples ​

linkedfrom:"Trip to Italy" AND tag:#wine

Places linked from your Italy trip that are tagged with #wine.

tag:#hike AND tag:#dogs

Hikes suitable for dogs.

tag:#hike AND (tag:#dogs OR tag:#amazing) AND NOT path:"bad places"

Great hikes (dogs-OK or amazing), excluding notes in the "bad places" path.

Creative Uses ​

  • Represent location types with tags: #hike, #restaurant, #camping
  • Use tags for traits: #hike/summer, #hike/easy
  • Use Zettelkasten backlinks: link to "Hikes that I Want" from relevant notes, then use linkedto:"Hikes that I Want" to find them on the map
  • Create trip planning notes that link to places, then use linkedfrom:"Trip to Italy" to focus your plan

Save complex queries as presets for easy reuse.