Interactive Ratings Plugin for Obsidian

Add interactive rating symbols to your notes that update with a click.

Usage

Type any supported symbol sequence (minimum 3 identical symbols) in your note. When you hover over these symbols in edit mode, clicking on one of the symbols allowing you to update the rating.

Installation

1. In Obsidian settings, go to Community Plugins
2. Disable Safe Mode
3. Search for "Interactive Ratings"
4. Install and enable the plugin

Rating Text (optional)

Add numerical ratings with these formats:

• ★★★☆☆ - Only symbols, no rating text
• ★★★☆☆ 3/5 - Fraction without parentheses
• ★★★☆☆ (3/5) - Fraction in parentheses
• ★★★☆☆ 60% - Percentage
• ★★★☆☆ (60%) - Percentage in parentheses

The numerical rating updates automatically when you change the symbols.

Supported Symbol Sets

Symbol Type	Full	Empty	Half	Examples
Stars	★	☆		★★★☆☆ (3/5) Book rating
Circles	●	○	◐	●●●○○○○○○○ 3/10 Movie review scale
Squares	■	□	◧	■■■□ (3/4) Recipe difficulty
Triangles	▲	△		▲▲▲▲▲△△△△△△△ 5/12 Hiking difficulty
Block Progress	█	▁		███▁▁▁ (3/6) Project completion
Braille Dots	⣿	⣀	⡇	⣿⣿⡇⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀ 2.5/10
Solid/Empty Circles	⬤	○		⬤⬤⬤○○○○○○○○○ 25% Budget spending
Solid/Empty Squares	■	□		■■■□□□□ 3/7 Weekly progress
Dotted Squares	▰	▱		▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ (3/10) Task complexity
Filled/Empty Rectangles	◼	▭		◼◼◼▭ 75% Reading progress
Vertical Bars	▮	▯		▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯▯ 50% Battery level
Bold Circles	⬤	◯		⬤◯◯ 1/3 Quick product review
Black/White Circles	⚫	⚪		⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ (5/10) Coffee strength
Block/Light Shade	█	░		███░░░░░░░ 30% Download progress

Use Cases

• Book/Media Reviews: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Just okay, 4/10
• Habit Tracking: Exercise: ●●●○○○○ (3/7) days this week
• Project Status: Client project: ████████░░ 80% complete
• Recipe Notes: Pasta recipe: ■■■□ (3/4) difficulty, would make again
• Learning Progress: Spanish vocabulary: ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤◯◯◯◯ 60% mastered

Support

For issues or feature requests: GitHub repository

License

MIT