@@ -1396,7 +1396,8 @@ Metadata variables
13961396: allow identification of basic aspects of the document. Included
13971397 in PDF metadata through LaTeX and ConTeXt. These can be set
13981398 through a [pandoc title block][Extension: `pandoc_title_block`],
1399− which allows for multiple authors, or through a YAML metadata block:
1399+ which allows for multiple authors, or through a
1400+ [YAML metadata block][Extension: `yaml_metadata_block`]:
14001401
14011402 ---
14021403 author:
@@ -1435,7 +1436,7 @@ Metadata variables
14351436Additionally,
14361437any root-level string metadata, not included in ODT, docx
14371438or pptx metadata is added as a *custom property*.
1438−The following YAML metadata block for instance:
1439+The following [YAML] metadata block for instance:
14391440
14401441 ---
14411442 title: 'This is the title'
@@ -3345,7 +3346,7 @@ will also have "Version 4.0" in the header.
33453346
33463347#### Extension: `yaml_metadata_block` ####
33473348
3348−A YAML metadata block is a valid YAML object, delimited by a line of three
3349+A [YAML] metadata block is a valid YAML object, delimited by a line of three
33493350hyphens (`---`) at the top and a line of three hyphens (`---`) or three dots
33503351(`...`) at the bottom. A YAML metadata block may occur anywhere in the
33513352document, but if it is not at the beginning, it must be preceded by a blank
@@ -3377,7 +3378,7 @@ a YAML metadata block will be produced only if the `-s/--standalone`
33773378option is used. All of the metadata will appear in a single block
33783379at the beginning of the document.
33793380
3380−Note that YAML escaping rules must be followed. Thus, for example,
3381+Note that [YAML] escaping rules must be followed. Thus, for example,
33813382if a title contains a colon, it must be quoted. The pipe character
33823383(`|`) can be used to begin an indented block that will be interpreted
33833384literally, without need for escaping. This form is necessary
@@ -5343,3 +5344,4 @@ warranty notices.) For a full list of contributors, see the file
53435344AUTHORS.md in the pandoc source code.
53445345
53455346[GPL]: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html "GNU General Public License"
5347+[YAML]: https://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html "YAML v1.2 Spec"