Page Attributes and Icons
Page attributes let you customize how a page appears in the sidebar, assign it a structural role, and view metadata about its connections and content. None of this affects the text you’ve written — it’s all about how the page presents itself and what Inklings knows about it.
Set a page icon
Section titled “Set a page icon”Each page can have an icon displayed next to its title in the sidebar and at the top of the editor.
- Open the page you want to customize.
- Click the icon area — the small slot to the left of the title in the editor header, or the equivalent spot in the sidebar entry.
- An icon picker opens showing a grid of available icons (Lucide vector icons).
- Select an icon.
- Select a color from the color palette. Colors are named colors (blue, green, yellow, red, purple, grey) rather than custom color codes.
- Confirm the selection.
The icon and color appear immediately in both the sidebar and the editor header. They persist across sessions.
To set an icon without a color, select the icon and leave the color field empty. The icon renders in the default text color.
Clear a page icon
Section titled “Clear a page icon”Open the icon picker for the page and click the Remove icon or Clear option. The page returns to the default page icon in the sidebar.
Set the page type
Section titled “Set the page type”Every page has a type that determines its visual treatment and the properties available to it. Two types come built-in:
- Page — the default type, standard page icon
- Folder — folder icon and visual styling in the sidebar, useful for organizational pages that primarily contain subpages
Custom types you’ve created in the type management panel also appear in the type picker.
To change the type:
- Open the page attributes panel (the detail panel alongside the editor, or via right-click in the sidebar).
- Find the type assignment section.
- Select a different type from the list.
The sidebar icon updates immediately to reflect the new type. The change persists when you navigate away and return.
Page detail panel
Section titled “Page detail panel”The page detail panel shows augmented metadata about the current page. Open it via the info icon or the page attributes panel trigger.
The detail panel includes:
| Metric | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Word count | Total word count of the page body, updated after each save |
| Outgoing links | Number of wiki-links in this page’s content pointing to other pages |
| Backlinks | Number of pages in the workspace that link to this page |
| Created | Timestamp of page creation |
| Updated | Timestamp of the most recent content or metadata change |
The outgoing and backlink counts are live — they update as you add or remove links, and as other pages add or remove links pointing to this page.
A page with no body content shows a word count of 0. A newly created page with no cross-links shows 0 outgoing links and 0 backlinks — both sections are present but empty, not missing.
See Also
Section titled “See Also”- Create and Edit Pages — The full page lifecycle
- Create Custom Types — Defining custom types with properties
- Wiki-Links and Backlinks — How outgoing and backlink counts are generated
- Export Content — Icons and types appear in exported markdown frontmatter
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