Queries

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

Search Operators

Operator	Description
`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-y`	Only 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

::: warning 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.

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