The difference between Logseq's block embeds and block references

If a block reference is a window to another part of your database, a block embed is a portal. Embeds allow you to edit the source directly, which comes in handy when building dashboards and pulling different parts of your graph together.

When referencing a block, you always reference a single block:

Embeds always show the complete context; the child blocks of the embedded block, and all of their child blocks:

Now that you know how embeds are different from block references, let’s have a look at the two types of embeds: the difference between block and page embeds.

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