diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 835bb19..7b8d7b8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const tags = /\{\{|\}\}/;
+const endl = "\n";
 const escapedChars = {
     "&": "&",
     "<": "&lt;",
@@ -18,6 +19,67 @@ const parse = (v, context = {}, vars = {}) => {
     return (v || "").startsWith("@") ? get(vars, v.slice(1)) : get(context, v || ".");
 };
 
+// @description tiny yaml parser
+const yamlParser = (str = "") => {
+    const lines = str.split(endl), result = {}, levels = [{ctx: result, indent: 0}];
+    let level = 0, i = 0;
+    while (i < lines.length) {
+        const line = lines[i] || "";
+        if (!!line.trim() && !line.trim().startsWith("#")) {
+            const indent = (line.match(/^( *)/m)?.[0] || "").length;
+            while(level > 0 && indent < levels[level].indent) {
+                levels.pop();
+                level = level - 1;
+            }
+            const isArrayItem = line.trim().startsWith("-");
+            let [key, value] = line.trim().split(":").map(v => v.trim());
+            // Check if is a new item of the array
+            if (isArrayItem) {
+                key = key.replace(/^(- *)/m, "");
+                if (typeof value === "undefined") {
+                    value = key;
+                }
+                else {
+                    const newIndent = (line.slice(0, line.indexOf(key))).length;
+                    levels[level].ctx.push({});
+                    levels.push({ctx: levels[level].ctx[levels[level].ctx.length - 1], indent: newIndent});
+                    level = level + 1;
+                }
+            }
+            // Check for empty value --> entering into a nested object or array
+            if (!value) {
+                const nextLine = lines[i + 1] || "";
+                const nextIndent = (nextLine.match(/^( *)/m)?.[0] || "").length;
+                levels[level].ctx[key] = nextLine.trim().startsWith("-") ? [] : {};
+                if (nextIndent > levels[level].indent) {
+                    levels.push({ctx: levels[level].ctx[key], indent: nextIndent});
+                    level = level + 1;
+                }
+            }
+            else if(value && Array.isArray(levels[level].ctx)) {
+                levels[level].ctx.push(JSON.parse(value));
+            }
+            else if (value) {
+                levels[level].ctx[key] = JSON.parse(value);
+            }
+        }
+        i = i + 1;
+    }
+    return result;
+};
+
+// @description tiny front-matter parser
+const frontmatter = (str = "", parser = null) => {
+    let body = (str || "").trim(), data = {};
+    const matches = Array.from(body.matchAll(/^(--- *)/gm))
+    if (matches?.length === 2 && matches[0].index === 0) {
+        const front = body.substring(0 + matches[0][1].length, matches[1].index).trim();
+        body = body.substring(matches[1].index + matches[1][1].length).trim();
+        data = typeof parser === "function" ? parser(front) : yamlParser(front);
+    }
+    return {body, data};
+};
+
 const defaultHelpers = {
     "each": (value, opt) => {
         return (typeof value === "object" ? Object.entries(value || {}) : [])
@@ -111,5 +173,7 @@ const mikel = (str, context = {}, opt = {}, output = []) => {
 mikel.escape = escape;
 mikel.get = get;
 mikel.parse = parse;
+mikel.yaml = yamlParser;
+mikel.frontmatter = frontmatter;
 
 export default mikel;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 313aeb0..a0f444e 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -307,3 +307,101 @@ describe("{{=function }}", () => {
         assert.equal(m(`{{=concat "Hello" "World"}}!`, {}, options), "Hello World!");
     });
 });
+
+describe("utils", () => {
+    describe("yaml", () => {
+        const yaml = lines => m.yaml(lines.join("\n"));
+
+        it("should parse simple key-value yaml", () => {
+            const json = yaml([
+                `string: "hello world"`,
+                `boolean: true`,
+                `number: 123`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(typeof json, "object");
+            assert.equal(json.string, "hello world");
+            assert.equal(json.boolean, true);
+            assert.equal(json.number, 123);
+        });
+
+        it("should parse nested objects", () => {
+            const json = yaml([
+                `nested:`,
+                `  key1: "value1"`,
+                `  key2: "value2"`,
+                `  nested:`,
+                `    key1: "value1"`,
+                `no-nested: "another value"`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(typeof json.nested, "object");
+            assert.equal(typeof json.nested.nested, "object");
+            assert.equal(json.nested.key1, "value1");
+            assert.equal(json.nested.key2, "value2");
+            assert.equal(json.nested.nested.key1, "value1");
+            assert.equal(json["no-nested"], "another value");
+        });
+
+        it("should parse an array of simple values", () => {
+            const json = yaml([
+                `items:`,
+                `  - "item1"`,
+                `  - "item2"`,
+                `key: "value"`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(typeof json.items, "object");
+            assert.equal(json.items.length, 2);
+            assert.equal(json.items[0], "item1");
+            assert.equal(json.items[1], "item2");
+            assert.equal(json.key, "value");
+        });
+
+        it("should parse an array of objects", () => {
+            const json = yaml([
+                `items:`,
+                `  - key1: "value1"`,
+                `    key2: "value2"`,
+                `  - key1: "value3"`,
+                `  - items:`,
+                `      - "foo"`,
+                `      - "bar"`,
+                `foo: "bar"`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(typeof json.items, "object");
+            assert.equal(json.items.length, 3);
+            assert.equal(json.items[0].key1, "value1");
+            assert.equal(json.items[0].key2, "value2");
+            assert.equal(json.items[1].key1, "value3");
+            assert.equal(json.items[2].items.length, 2);
+            assert.equal(json.items[2].items[0], "foo");
+            assert.equal(json.items[2].items[1], "bar");
+            assert.equal(json.foo, "bar");
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("frontmatter", () => {
+        const frontmatter = lines => m.frontmatter(lines.join("\n"));
+
+        it("should return empty data if no frontmatter is present", () => {
+            const result = frontmatter([
+                `Hello world`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(result.body, "Hello world");
+            assert.equal(Object.keys(result.data).length, 0);
+        });
+
+        it("should return parsed frontmatter", () => {
+            const result = frontmatter([
+                `---`,
+                `key: "value"`,
+                `items:`,
+                `  - "foo"`,
+                `  - "bar"`,
+                `---`,
+                `Hello world`,
+            ]);
+            assert.equal(result.body, "Hello world");
+            assert.equal(result.data.key, "value");
+            assert.equal(result.data.items[1], "bar");
+        });
+    });
+});