Decks 2.9.2 — card ID markers are hidden while you edit
Decks writes a small marker into your notes next to each card, such as %%dk:h:x7f2%%. It is what keeps a card's review history attached to it when you reword the text, move it, or reorder your notes. These markers are Obsidian comments, so reading view has never shown them — but Live Preview did, which meant a note full of cards was also a note full of markers.
They are now hidden in Live Preview.
What changed
- Markers are hidden while you edit in Live Preview.
- The line your cursor is on shows its marker again, so it stays visible and editable when you actually want it.
- Source mode (
Ctrl/Cmd+E) still shows every marker, unchanged. - Reading view is unchanged — it never showed them.
This affects display only. The marker stays in the file exactly as written; nothing is added, removed or rewritten, and copying text still copies the marker along with it.
What you will see
Markers that sit at the end of a line — in tables, cloze lines and list items — disappear completely.
A marker that occupies a line of its own leaves that line blank rather than removing it. That is deliberate: a line that disappeared would have to reappear the moment your cursor reached it, pushing the rest of the note down and back on every pass. Keeping the line means nothing on screen ever moves.
Turning it off
On by default, including for existing vaults. If you would rather see the markers, turn off Hide card ID markers under Settings → Decks → User interface. It applies immediately, with no reload.