Hints
Add a hint to a page to draw your reader’s attention to specific pieces of important information.
Hints, or callouts, are a great way to bring the reader’s attention to specific elements in your documentation, such as tips, warnings, and other important information.
There are four different hint styles — you can change the style by opening the block’s Options menu The Options menu icon in GitBookThe Options menu icon in GitBook and selecting the style you want. Each style uses a default icon, but you can customize the icon by clicking on it and choosing another one from our icons set .
Hint blocks support inline content and formatting , as well some specific block types. To see which block types you can use in a hint, hit / on an empty line and check the insert palette .
Examples of hint blocks
Info hints are great for showing general information, or providing tips and tricks.
Success hints are good for showing positive actions or achievements.
Warning hints are good for showing important information or non-critical warnings.
Danger hints are good for highlighting destructive actions or raising attention to critical information.
This hint block has a custom icon.
This is a H2 heading
This is a line
This is an inline The Apple computer command icon image
This is a second line using an unordered list and color
To add a heading to your hint, you need to create a heading block as the the first block in the hint.
Representation in Markdown
{% hint style="info" %}
**Info hints** are great for showing general information, or providing tips and tricks.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="success" %}
**Success hints** are good for showing positive actions or achievements.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="warning" %}
**Warning hints** are good for showing important information or non-critical warnings.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %}
**Danger hints** are good for highlighting destructive actions or raising attention to critical information.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="info" icon="books" %}
This hint block has a custom icon.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="info" %}
## This is a H2 heading
This is a line
This is an inline <img src="../../.gitbook/assets/25_01_10_command_icon_light.svg" alt="The Apple computer command icon" data-size="line"> image
- This is a second <mark style="color:orange;background-color:purple;">line using an unordered list and color</mark>
{% endhint %}Last updated
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