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# Type

A Type defines shared metadata and defaults for a category of notes in this vault.

## Common properties
- **Icon**: Sidebar icon for this type
- **Color**: Accent color for notes of this type
- **Order**: Sidebar ordering
- **Sidebar label**: Override the default plural label
- **Template**: Default body for new notes of this type
- **View**: Preferred note-list view for this type