# Quoted strings in YAML frontmatter fields
**URL:** https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [July 25, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886 "2026-07-25T22:36:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@rkp135](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/rkp135)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/1 "2026-07-25T22:36:26Z")
Python scripts which use YAML fronmatter when acting on markdown notes tend to add quotes to certain strings like sequence values such as
`seq:`2.1``
or
`created:`2026-07-23T18:05:40+00:00'`
I am wondering if it is possible to get Notenik to strip the quotes and not keep the quote characters as part of the value for these fields. That would help with collections processed using such scripts.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/2 "2026-07-25T22:43:12Z")
That should be doable. Let me look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/3 "2026-07-26T21:35:06Z")
Please try the [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-19-3-6-available-for-beta-testing-on-july-26th-2026/887) and let me know how this works for you.
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### Author:  [@ThePrinter](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/ThePrinter)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/4 "2026-07-29T16:12:57Z")
@rkp135 if possible could you share what you’re doing with these scripts? I’m just curious.
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### Author:  [@rkp135](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/rkp135)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/5 "2026-07-29T21:15:14Z")
All sorts of things right now that AI agents can generate these scripts. For instance to generate markdown collections for task management, or a catalog of bookmarks/links to a set of files or folders, where the search itself is done using a script and the results are recorded in a markdown collection which can be viewed and edited using Notenik - sort of like what Notenik’s “Import App Folder” does.
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### Author:  [@ThePrinter](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/ThePrinter)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/quoted-strings-in-yaml-frontmatter-fields/886/6 "2026-08-01T19:14:47Z")
> [@rkp135](#):
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> or a catalog of bookmarks/links to a set of files or folders, where the search itself is done using a script and the results are recorded in a markdown collection which can be viewed and edited using Notenik - sort of like what Notenik’s “Import App Folder” does.
Interesting. I might use this as inspiration for something in the future. Thanks.