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Thanks for all the detailed info you provided; that really helps narrow things down.
Based on what you’re describing:
- Front is blank
- Only a red § at the top, or only the image appears
- Fields themselves do contain text
- Happens even with all add-ons disabled
…this points almost certainly to a card template / CSS issue, not fields or media.
On the AnKing / Sketchy Pepper note types, the red § usually comes from the template when a certain field is missing, or when conditional logic in the template doesn’t evaluate the way it’s expected to. A couple of things to check:
1. Confirm you’re using the correct note type + card type
- Open one of the broken cards.
- Click Cards….
- Confirm the Note type is the official AnKing Sketchy Pharm / Sketchy Micro type from AnkiHub and not a legacy or duplicated version.
- In the Cards… window, switch between the different card types (1, 2, 3, etc.) and see if:
- Any of them preview correctly, or
- They all show the blank + red § behavior.
If only some card types are broken, it’s almost certainly a template logic change.
2. Compare your templates with the official ones
Because you’re on the latest note type updates, it’s possible:
- The note type updated, but
- Your Sketchy cards are still on old templates or a locally modified version.
To check:
- Pick a working Sketchy card (if you have any) and a broken one.
- Open each → Cards… → compare Front Template, Back Template, and Styling.
- If the broken card’s template differs, switch that note type to the official AnKing template via:
- Browse → Notes → Change Note Type… (switch to the current AnKing Sketchy note type from AnkiHub).
- Make sure fields are mapped correctly when you do this (especially the main text / image / extra info fields).
If you have another profile where the same decks work, you can also export that note type from there and import it into this profile, then remap.
3. Check whether fields referenced in the template actually exist
In Cards… for a broken card, look for things like:
{{#FieldName}} ... {{/FieldName}}
{{FieldName}}
If the template expects fields like Sketchy Question, Cloze, Main, etc., but your notes have them under slightly different names, the template will effectively “skip” them, which can lead to a blank front with only that red symbol showing.
In that case:
- Either rename the fields in the note type to match what the template expects, or
- Update the template to use your actual field names (safer is usually to bring it back to the official mapping).
4. Rule out a note-type-update mismatch
Even though you updated the note types:
- Sometimes the AnkiHub note type update can be applied while some cards are still tied to an older version of the same note type (especially if you previously duplicated or imported variants).
If you have multiple similar-looking Sketchy note types in Tools → Manage Note Types, check for:
- Duplicates (e.g., “AnKing Sketchy Pepper,” “AnKing Sketchy Pepper-1,” etc.).
- Cards spread across multiple versions.
Try consolidating onto the one that matches the official AnkiHub deck description for Sketchy Pharm / Micro and use Change Note Type… to migrate cards.
5. If possible, share 1–2 example notes
To help further, it would be useful if you could:
- Take screenshots of:
- The Fields window for a broken Sketchy Pharm note.
- The Cards… → Front Template, Back Template, and Styling tabs.
- If you’re comfortable, export one single broken note (File → Export → “Notes in plain text” or a very small test deck), then redact any personal info and attach it here.
With that, it’s usually straightforward to see exactly why the § is appearing and which condition is hiding the question text.
In the meantime (quick test)
One quick diagnostic you can try:
- Open a broken card → Cards…
- Temporarily delete everything in the Front Template and replace it with something simple like:
{{Front}}
{{Text}}
{{Sketchy Question}}
- Click Preview.
- If text now shows up: the issue is definitely with the logic / CSS of the original template.
- If it’s still blank: the fields being used on these cards might be different from what you think, or the note uses different field names.
Reply back with:
- A screenshot of the Cards… window (front template + styling) for a broken note.
- The exact note type name that these Sketchy cards are using.
Once I can see that, I can point out the exact line(s) to change or confirm if you should remap them to the official AnkiHub note type.
