How can I save character descriptions in Kindle

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Hey everyone, I’m trying to figure out a clean way to save my own character descriptions inside Kindle so that whenever I tap a character’s name, my hand-written notes pop up — kind of like a custom X-Ray. I know Kindle has X-Ray, but it only works on supported books and it doesn’t let me customize character profiles the way I want. Here’s what I tried: • I long-pressed a character’s name → Added a note • The note does show when I tap that specific instance, ❗ but it doesn’t show on all other mentions of the same character • Kindle links notes only to the exact highlight, not the word across the entire book So basically, if I save a profile for it won’t show up the next time his name appears on another page. What I actually want: I want something like: Tap any occurrence of a character’s name My own summary pops up Not dependent on the pre-built X-Ray Works on sideloaded books too Is there any workaround? Maybe:

If anyone has a system or hack that works, I’d love to hear it!

Posted Jan 13, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC

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