Creating Cards

Last modified: 14/02/2026

Two ways to create cards

You can create cards by:

• using Sprout modals, or
• writing card fields directly in Markdown.

Modals are usually faster, especially for Image Occlusion and Multiple Choice Questions.

Create cards with a modal

1. Right-click in a note, or open the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl+P).
2. Choose an Add flashcard option.
3. Fill in the fields and select Save.

Sprout inserts the card block at your cursor.

Write cards in Markdown

Card fields use the delimiter | by default (or your configured delimiter).

Field	Use	Required
T	Title	No
Q	Basic question	Yes (basic)
A	Answer / correct option	Yes (basic, MCQ)
CQ	Cloze text	Yes (cloze)
MCQ	MCQ stem	Yes (MCQ)
O	Incorrect MCQ option	At least one (MCQ)
OQ	Ordered-question stem	Yes (ordered)
1, 2, 3, ...	Ordered items (in correct sequence)	At least two (ordered)
I	Extra info	No
G	Groups (comma-separated)	No

Minimal examples

Basic

Q | What is the capital of France? |
A | Paris |

Cloze

CQ | The capital of France is {{c1::Paris}} |

MCQ

MCQ | What is the capital of France? |
A | Paris |
O | London |
O | Berlin |

See also:

• Basic & Reversed Cards
• Cloze Cards
• Image Occlusion
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Ordered Questions
• Flags

Multi-line fields

Fields can span multiple lines. The field ends at the closing delimiter.

Q | List three key features of X and include a diagram. |
A | Feature one

Feature two

![diagram.png](./diagram.png.md) |
I | Keep answers structured. |

Card anchors

After sync, each card block gets an anchor like:

^sprout-#########

Do not edit or delete this line. It links the card to its scheduling data. If you remove it, the card is treated as new on sync and previous progress is lost. See Syncing.