Support Consistent Admonition / Callout Syntax (NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, CAUTION) Compatible With VitePress and GitHub

[ykla]

I would like to request that GitBook add native support for a standardized admonition (callout) syntax—specifically the commonly used blocks: NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, and CAUTION.

These formats are already widely adopted across major documentation ecosystems such as VitePress, GitHub, and other Markdown-based tools. Aligning GitBook’s behavior with these established conventions would significantly improve portability, cross-platform compatibility, and content reusability.

Supporting this unified syntax ensures that documents authored for GitBook can be migrated or shared across platforms without requiring manual rewrite of callouts, preserving both semantics and visual structure.

Standardizing these callout types will greatly enhance GitBook’s interoperability, reduce friction for technical writers, and align its Markdown processing with the broader documentation ecosystem.

Thank you for considering this enhancement.

> [!NOTE]
> Highlights information that users should take into account, even when skimming.

> [!TIP]
> Optional information to help a user be more successful.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Crucial information necessary for users to succeed.

> [!WARNING]
> Critical content demanding immediate user attention due to potential risks.

> [!CAUTION]
> Negative potential consequences of an action.

see also https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax#alerts or https://vitepress.dev/guide/markdown#github-flavored-alerts