mkdocs-material/docs/reference/admonitions.md

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# Admonitions

Admonitions, also known as _call-outs_, are an excellent choice for including
side content without significantly interrupting the document flow. Material for
MkDocs provides several different types of admonitions and allows for the
inclusion and nesting of arbitrary content.

## Configuration

This configuration enables admonitions, allows to make them collapsible and to
nest arbitrary content inside admonition bodies. Add the following lines to
`mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
markdown_extensions:
  - admonition
  - pymdownx.details
  - pymdownx.superfences
```

See additional configuration options:

- [Admonition]
- [Details]
- [SuperFences]

  [Admonition]: ../setup/extensions/python-markdown.md#admonition
  [Details]: ../setup/extensions/python-markdown-extensions.md#details
  [SuperFences]: ../setup/extensions/python-markdown-extensions.md#superfences

### Admonition icons

[:octicons-heart-fill-24:{ .mdx-heart } Insiders][Insiders]{ .mdx-insiders } ·
[:octicons-tag-24: insiders-2.4.0 ... present][Insiders]

Each of the supported admonition types has a distinct icon, which can be changed
to any icon bundled with the theme. Just set the name of the admonition type to
a valid icon in `mkdocs.yml`:

=== ":octicons-mark-github-16: Octicons"

    _Example_:

    ``` yaml
    theme:
      icon:
        admonition:
          note: octicons/tag-16
          abstract: octicons/checklist-16
          info: octicons/info-16
          tip: octicons/squirrel-16
          success: octicons/check-16
          question: octicons/question-16
          warning: octicons/alert-16
          failure: octicons/x-circle-16
          danger: octicons/zap-16
          bug: octicons/bug-16
          example: octicons/beaker-16
          quote: octicons/quote-16
    ```

    _Result_:

    [![Octicons]][Octicons]


=== ":fontawesome-brands-font-awesome: FontAwesome"

    _Example_:

    ``` yaml
    theme:
      icon:
        admonition:
          note: fontawesome/solid/sticky-note
          abstract: fontawesome/solid/book
          info: fontawesome/solid/info-circle
          tip: fontawesome/solid/bullhorn
          success: fontawesome/solid/check
          question: fontawesome/solid/question-circle
          warning: fontawesome/solid/exclamation-triangle
          failure: fontawesome/solid/bomb
          danger: fontawesome/solid/skull
          bug: fontawesome/solid/robot
          example: fontawesome/solid/flask
          quote: fontawesome/solid/quote-left
    ```

    _Result_:

    [![FontAwesome]][FontAwesome]

  [Insiders]: ../insiders/index.md
  [Octicons]: ../assets/screenshots/admonition-octicons.png
  [FontAwesome]: ../assets/screenshots/admonition-fontawesome.png

## Usage

Admonitions follow a simple syntax: a block starts with `!!!`, followed by a
single keyword used as a [type qualifier]. The content of the block follows on
the next line, indented by four spaces.

_Example_:

``` markdown
!!! note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

!!! note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

  [type qualifier]: #supported-types

### Changing the title

By default, the title will equal the type qualifier in titlecase. However, it
can be changed by adding a quoted string containing valid Markdown (including
links, formatting, ...) after the type qualifier.

_Example_:

``` markdown
!!! note "Phasellus posuere in sem ut cursus"

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

!!! note "Phasellus posuere in sem ut cursus"

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

### Removing the title

Similar to [changing the title], the icon and title can be omitted entirely by
adding an empty string directly after the type qualifier. Note that this will
not work for [collapsible blocks].

_Example_:

``` markdown
!!! note ""

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

!!! note ""

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

  [changing the title]: #changing-the-title
  [collapsible blocks]: #collapsible-blocks

### Collapsible blocks

When [Details] is enabled and an admonition block is started with `???` instead
of `!!!`, the admonition is rendered as a collapsible block with a small toggle
on the right side.

_Example_:

``` markdown
??? note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

??? note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

Adding a `+` after the `???` token will render the block as open.

_Example_:

``` markdown
???+ note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

???+ note

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

### Inline blocks

:octicons-beaker-24: Experimental ·
[:octicons-tag-24: 7.0.0 ... present][Inline support]

Admonitions can also be rendered as inline blocks (i.e. for sidebars), placing
them to the right using the `inline` + `end` modifiers, or to the left using
only the `inline` modifier.

=== ":octicons-arrow-right-16: inline end"

    _Example_ / _Result_:

    !!! info inline end

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

    ``` markdown
    !!! info inline end
  
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
        adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod nulla.
        Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat
        finibus, justo purus auctor massa, nec
        semper lorem quam in massa.
    ```

    Use `inline end` to align to the right (left for rtl languages).

=== ":octicons-arrow-left-16: inline"

    _Example_ / _Result_:

    !!! info inline

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

    ``` markdown
    !!! info inline

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
        adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod nulla.
        Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat
        finibus, justo purus auctor massa, nec
        semper lorem quam in massa.
    ```

    Use `inline` to align to the left (right for rtl languages).

__Important__: Admonitions that use the `inline` modifiers _must_ be declared
prior to the content block you want to place them beside. If there's
insufficient space to render the admonition next to the block, the admonition
will stretch to the full width of the viewport, e.g. on mobile viewports.

  [Inline support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/7.0.0

### Supported types

Following is a list of type qualifiers provided by Material for MkDocs, whereas
the default type, and thus fallback for unknown type qualifiers, is `note`:

`note`{ #note }, ~~`seealso`~~ [^1]

:   !!! note

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`abstract`{ #abstract }, `summary`, `tldr`

:   !!! abstract

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`info`{ #info }, `todo`

:   !!! info

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`tip`{ #tip }, `hint`, `important`

:   !!! tip

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`success`{ #success }, `check`, `done`

:   !!! success

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`question`{ #question }, `help`, `faq`

:   !!! question

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`warning`{ #warning }, `caution`, `attention`

:   !!! warning

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`failure`{ #failure }, `fail`, `missing`

:   !!! failure

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`danger`{ #danger }, `error`

:   !!! danger

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`bug`{ #bug }

:   !!! bug

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`example`{ #example }

:   !!! example

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

`quote`{ #quote }, `cite`

:   !!! quote

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et
        euismod nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo
        purus auctor massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

  [^1]:
    The `seealso` qualifier was originally adapted from the `readthedocs` theme,
    in order to make it easier for authors to migrate to Material for MkDocs.
    However, when the title is omitted, the admonition extension will render it
    as `Seealso`, which is incorrect English. For this reason, it was deprecated
    in :octicons-tag-24: 7.1.5 and will be removed in :octicons-tag-24: 8.0.0.

## Customization

### Custom admonitions

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][Source] ·
:octicons-mortar-board-24: Difficulty: _easy_

If you want to add a custom admonition type, all you need is a color and an
`*.svg` icon. Copy the icon's code from the [`.icons`][Custom icons] folder
and add the following CSS to an [additional stylesheet]:

``` css
:root {
  --md-admonition-icon--pied-piper: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><path d="M244 246c-3.2-2-6.3-2.9-10.1-2.9-6.6 0-12.6 3.2-19.3 3.7l1.7 4.9zm135.9 197.9c-19 0-64.1 9.5-79.9 19.8l6.9 45.1c35.7 6.1 70.1 3.6 106-9.8-4.8-10-23.5-55.1-33-55.1zM340.8 177c6.6 2.8 11.5 9.2 22.7 22.1 2-1.4 7.5-5.2 7.5-8.6 0-4.9-11.8-13.2-13.2-23 11.2-5.7 25.2-6 37.6-8.9 68.1-16.4 116.3-52.9 146.8-116.7C548.3 29.3 554 16.1 554.6 2l-2 2.6c-28.4 50-33 63.2-81.3 100-31.9 24.4-69.2 40.2-106.6 54.6l-6.3-.3v-21.8c-19.6 1.6-19.7-14.6-31.6-23-18.7 20.6-31.6 40.8-58.9 51.1-12.7 4.8-19.6 10-25.9 21.8 34.9-16.4 91.2-13.5 98.8-10zM555.5 0l-.6 1.1-.3.9.6-.6zm-59.2 382.1c-33.9-56.9-75.3-118.4-150-115.5l-.3-6c-1.1-13.5 32.8 3.2 35.1-31l-14.4 7.2c-19.8-45.7-8.6-54.3-65.5-54.3-14.7 0-26.7 1.7-41.4 4.6 2.9 18.6 2.2 36.7-10.9 50.3l19.5 5.5c-1.7 3.2-2.9 6.3-2.9 9.8 0 21 42.8 2.9 42.8 33.6 0 18.4-36.8 60.1-54.9 60.1-8 0-53.7-50-53.4-60.1l.3-4.6 52.3-11.5c13-2.6 12.3-22.7-2.9-22.7-3.7 0-43.1 9.2-49.4 10.6-2-5.2-7.5-14.1-13.8-14.1-3.2 0-6.3 3.2-9.5 4-9.2 2.6-31 2.9-21.5 20.1L15.9 298.5c-5.5 1.1-8.9 6.3-8.9 11.8 0 6 5.5 10.9 11.5 10.9 8 0 131.3-28.4 147.4-32.2 2.6 3.2 4.6 6.3 7.8 8.6 20.1 14.4 59.8 85.9 76.4 85.9 24.1 0 58-22.4 71.3-41.9 3.2-4.3 6.9-7.5 12.4-6.9.6 13.8-31.6 34.2-33 43.7-1.4 10.2-1 35.2-.3 41.1 26.7 8.1 52-3.6 77.9-2.9 4.3-21 10.6-41.9 9.8-63.5l-.3-9.5c-1.4-34.2-10.9-38.5-34.8-58.6-1.1-1.1-2.6-2.6-3.7-4 2.2-1.4 1.1-1 4.6-1.7 88.5 0 56.3 183.6 111.5 229.9 33.1-15 72.5-27.9 103.5-47.2-29-25.6-52.6-45.7-72.7-79.9zm-196.2 46.1v27.2l11.8-3.4-2.9-23.8zm-68.7-150.4l24.1 61.2 21-13.8-31.3-50.9zm84.4 154.9l2 12.4c9-1.5 58.4-6.6 58.4-14.1 0-1.4-.6-3.2-.9-4.6-26.8 0-36.9 3.8-59.5 6.3z"/></svg>')
}
.md-typeset .admonition.pied-piper,
.md-typeset details.pied-piper {
  border-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
}
.md-typeset .pied-piper > .admonition-title,
.md-typeset .pied-piper > summary {
  background-color: rgba(43, 155, 70, 0.1);
  border-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
}
.md-typeset .pied-piper > .admonition-title::before,
.md-typeset .pied-piper > summary::before {
  background-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--md-admonition-icon--pied-piper);
          mask-image: var(--md-admonition-icon--pied-piper);
}
```

You should now be able to create an admonition of the `pied-piper` type. Note
that you can also use this technique to override existing admonition icons or
colors. [You can even add animations][Custom animations].

<style>
  :root {
    --md-admonition-icon--pied-piper: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><path d="M244 246c-3.2-2-6.3-2.9-10.1-2.9-6.6 0-12.6 3.2-19.3 3.7l1.7 4.9zm135.9 197.9c-19 0-64.1 9.5-79.9 19.8l6.9 45.1c35.7 6.1 70.1 3.6 106-9.8-4.8-10-23.5-55.1-33-55.1zM340.8 177c6.6 2.8 11.5 9.2 22.7 22.1 2-1.4 7.5-5.2 7.5-8.6 0-4.9-11.8-13.2-13.2-23 11.2-5.7 25.2-6 37.6-8.9 68.1-16.4 116.3-52.9 146.8-116.7C548.3 29.3 554 16.1 554.6 2l-2 2.6c-28.4 50-33 63.2-81.3 100-31.9 24.4-69.2 40.2-106.6 54.6l-6.3-.3v-21.8c-19.6 1.6-19.7-14.6-31.6-23-18.7 20.6-31.6 40.8-58.9 51.1-12.7 4.8-19.6 10-25.9 21.8 34.9-16.4 91.2-13.5 98.8-10zM555.5 0l-.6 1.1-.3.9.6-.6zm-59.2 382.1c-33.9-56.9-75.3-118.4-150-115.5l-.3-6c-1.1-13.5 32.8 3.2 35.1-31l-14.4 7.2c-19.8-45.7-8.6-54.3-65.5-54.3-14.7 0-26.7 1.7-41.4 4.6 2.9 18.6 2.2 36.7-10.9 50.3l19.5 5.5c-1.7 3.2-2.9 6.3-2.9 9.8 0 21 42.8 2.9 42.8 33.6 0 18.4-36.8 60.1-54.9 60.1-8 0-53.7-50-53.4-60.1l.3-4.6 52.3-11.5c13-2.6 12.3-22.7-2.9-22.7-3.7 0-43.1 9.2-49.4 10.6-2-5.2-7.5-14.1-13.8-14.1-3.2 0-6.3 3.2-9.5 4-9.2 2.6-31 2.9-21.5 20.1L15.9 298.5c-5.5 1.1-8.9 6.3-8.9 11.8 0 6 5.5 10.9 11.5 10.9 8 0 131.3-28.4 147.4-32.2 2.6 3.2 4.6 6.3 7.8 8.6 20.1 14.4 59.8 85.9 76.4 85.9 24.1 0 58-22.4 71.3-41.9 3.2-4.3 6.9-7.5 12.4-6.9.6 13.8-31.6 34.2-33 43.7-1.4 10.2-1 35.2-.3 41.1 26.7 8.1 52-3.6 77.9-2.9 4.3-21 10.6-41.9 9.8-63.5l-.3-9.5c-1.4-34.2-10.9-38.5-34.8-58.6-1.1-1.1-2.6-2.6-3.7-4 2.2-1.4 1.1-1 4.6-1.7 88.5 0 56.3 183.6 111.5 229.9 33.1-15 72.5-27.9 103.5-47.2-29-25.6-52.6-45.7-72.7-79.9zm-196.2 46.1v27.2l11.8-3.4-2.9-23.8zm-68.7-150.4l24.1 61.2 21-13.8-31.3-50.9zm84.4 154.9l2 12.4c9-1.5 58.4-6.6 58.4-14.1 0-1.4-.6-3.2-.9-4.6-26.8 0-36.9 3.8-59.5 6.3z"/></svg>')
  }
  .md-typeset .admonition.pied-piper,
  .md-typeset details.pied-piper {
    border-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
  }
  .md-typeset .pied-piper > .admonition-title,
  .md-typeset .pied-piper > summary {
    background-color: rgba(43, 155, 70, 0.1);
    border-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
  }
  .md-typeset .pied-piper > .admonition-title::before,
  .md-typeset .pied-piper > summary::before {
    background-color: rgb(43, 155, 70);
    -webkit-mask-image: var(--md-admonition-icon--pied-piper);
            mask-image: var(--md-admonition-icon--pied-piper);
  }
</style>

_Example_:

``` markdown
!!! pied-piper "Pied Piper"

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.
```

_Result_:

!!! pied-piper "Pied Piper"

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla et euismod
    nulla. Curabitur feugiat, tortor non consequat finibus, justo purus auctor
    massa, nec semper lorem quam in massa.

  [Source]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/assets/stylesheets/main/extensions/markdown/_admonition.scss
  [Custom icons]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/tree/master/material/.icons
  [Custom animations]: icons-emojis.md#with-animations
  [additional stylesheet]: ../customization.md#additional-css