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The '''Journal''' is an object, accessible from the chapter selection screen, that tracks the player's progress such as completed chapters, collected [[Collectables|strawberries and crystal hearts]], and so on. It is accessible from the chapter selection screen.

* A green flag (or a bird for {{ch|9|lf=1}}) indicates that the chapter has been completed, and a yellow flag indicates that the chapter has been {{Tooltip|cleared|all red strawberries, the crystal heart and the cassette tape were collected in one run}}.

* A cassette, which means that a [[cassetteCassette tapeTape]] for this chapter has been collected.

* Collected [[crystalCrystal heartsHeart|Crystal Hearts]].

* Number of deaths taken in this chapter's A-Side (indicated by the white skull), B-Side (indicated by the red skull)<ref name="B">Information about B-sidesSides will be displayed if at least one cassetteCassette tapeTape is found.</ref> and C-Side (indicated by the yellow skull)<ref name="C">Information about C-sidesSides will be displayed if C-sidesSides are unlocked.</ref>.

* Total time spent in this chapter (cumulative across all sides)<ref name="doesntaddup">The values in the "TOTALS" section on the first page for total time and total deaths may be larger than the sum of those for all chapters listed in the Journal. This is due to it counting time and deaths forin [[Prologue]] in order to be consistent with the speedrun timer.</ref>.

Additionally, the total numbers of strawberries collected, deaths taken, and time spent can be found in the "TOTALS" section.

The '''second page''', named "Records: Speedruns", logs the times of the fastest completions of A-, B- and C-Sides of each chapter, as well as the fastest full clear time<ref name="gray">If the entry is marked with a gray dot, it means that the chapter was not fully completed in one go (i.e., was restarted from the checkpoint), which is the common case for Farewell {{c|since it requires 15 crystal hearts right after the Event Horizon checkpoint}}.</ref>. The "TOTALS" sectionrow displays the sum of the times for each category, and only appears when all 8eight chapters are completed.

{{ch|9|lf=1}} is listed as a separate entry hereseparately, under the "TOTALS" sectionrow. When all entries for all chapters are filled in, the "GRAND TOTAL" sectionrow will appear. This row displays the sums of all the totals, plus Farewell.

The '''third page''', named "Records: Fewest deaths", is similarsimilarly to the previous page. It, contains the fewest number of deaths this chapter's side has beenwas completed in<ref name="gold">If the side's golden berry is collected, the number of deaths is set to 0 even if Madeline has died before or after collecting it.</ref>. Unlike the "Records: Speedruns" page, it does not show information about the full clearclears.

The '''fourth page''', named "Crystal hearts", shows all blue and red [[crystal hearts]] collected by the player, along with their names. This is the only interactable page: that can be interacted with. Thethe crystal hearts can be rearranged, butin any order. thisThis is purely cosmetic.

The '''fifth page''' shows the number of global (by all players) deaths, dashes, collected strawberries, and golden berries, as well as [[Celeste Classic|PICO-8]] deaths, completions, and collected strawberries. It does not existappear on some platforms.