CSS and SCSS Snippets
This extension contains property snippets for CSS and rule snippets for SCSS.
What's new in CSS Snippets 0.18.0
- Added
_ for child brace scope & { ... }.
- Added
__ for simple brace scope #{} in SCSS.
- Added
#{clipboard} and #{selection} for keyboard shortcut usage.
- Added
grid properties.
- Added
writing-mode property.
- Added
isolation property.
- Added
block and inline properties for border, margin and padding.
- Added SCSS module functions.
- Added
$1, $d1 and $g1 for SCSS variable declaration.
- Added
true, false and null for SCSS.
- Changed prefix for color from
_ to #.
- Simplified SCSS include.
- Strings are always single quote.
- Some fixes and clean up like simplified font.
- Eliminated a lot of duplicated prefixes with value selection.
- Removed properties with prefixes.
Index
- Introduction
- Shortcut rules for CSS snippets
- Shortcut rules for SCSS snippets
- Recommended Settings
- Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts
- Recommended Extensions
Introduction
The idea of those snippets is to create a property instantly based on some simple rules without selecting it by menu or auto completion. Write one to six characters and you get the property and the value.
Only a few prefixes are twice, because the rules are matching different properties like fs1 -> flex-shrink: 0; and font-size: 0;. Then you have to pick the right one.
The following prefixes are just examples to explain the rules. To see the complete list, please visit SNIPPETS.md. If a property or pattern might be missing, please open an issue on Github and make a suggestion.
Shortcut rules for CSS snippets
1. The first letter in a word or after a minus "-" defines the prefix.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
di |
display: inline; |
dib |
display: inline-block; |
wa |
width: auto; |
2. Numbers are defined by the amount of numbers.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
p1 |
padding: 0; |
p2 |
padding: 0 0; |
p3 |
padding: 0 0 0; |
p4 |
padding: 0 0 0 0; |
w1 |
width: 0; |
zi1 |
z-index: 0; |
3. Colors are defined with "#".
| Prefix |
Snippet |
c# |
color: #000000; |
b# |
background: #000000; |
bs1# |
border: solid 0 #000000; |
4. The order of a value list is [function call] [keyword] [numbers] [color].
| Prefix |
Snippet |
bunr2# |
background: url() no-repeat 0 0 #000000; |
5. Rules are starting with an "@" symbol.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
@i |
@import ''; |
6. An underscore "_" after a prefix defines a brace scope.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
@m_ |
@media { ... } |
7. A dollar sign "$" defines a function call.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
c$ |
calc(); |
8. A number after the dollar sign "$" defines the amount of parameters.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
r$3 |
rgb(0, 0, 0) |
r$4 |
rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) |
Shortcut rules for SCSS snippets
1. All CSS snippets are available in SCSS, too.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
t |
true |
f |
false |
n |
null |
2. Rules are starting with an "@" symbol.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
@c1 |
@content; |
3. An underscore "_" after a prefix defines a brace scope.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
@i_ |
@if CONDITION { ... } |
4. Variables are starring with a "$" sign.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
$1 |
$name: null; |
$d1 |
$name: null !default; |
$g1 |
$name: null !global; |
5. The number "1" defines a one line snippet.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
@e1 |
@extend NAME; |
6. A SassScript expression uses an underscore "_".
See also Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts.
| Prefix |
Snippet |
_ |
#{ ... } |
7. A child scope starts with an underscore "_".
| Prefix |
Snippet |
_ |
#{ ... } |
__ |
& { ... } |
_h_ |
&:hover { ... } |
_0_ |
~ * { ... } |
_1_ |
> * { ... } |
Recommended Settings
It is recommended to disable auto intellisense for snippet.
"editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": true
It is recommended to exclude emmet support for CSS and SCSS in the settings.
"emmet.excludeLanguages": [
"css",
"scss"
]
It is recommended to change the word separators for css and scss.
"[css]": {
"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#$%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
},
"[scss]": {
"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
}
Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts
Please have the following keyboard shortcuts always in mind, because these are fundamental to get the most out of it. Every tab stop is used only if necessary, because it prevents VS Code to open the IntelliSense menu automatically. So sometimes DownArrow or Cmd/Ctrl + Enter can have the same effect.
macOS
Tab - Jump to the next tab stop of the snippet.DownArrow - Move the caret down one line.Cmd + Enter - Insert line below, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.Cmd + Shift + Enter - Insert line above, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.
Windows / Linux
Tab - Jump to the next tab stop of the snippet.DownArrow - Move the caret down one line.Ctrl + Enter - Insert line below, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Insert line above, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.
Quick SassScript Expression
The following keyboard shortcut improves the writing of a SassScript expression.
macOS
[
{
"key": "cmd+-",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
"args": { "name": "#{selection}" }
},
{
"key": "alt+cmd+-",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
"args": { "name": "#{clipboard}" }
}
]
Windows and Linux
[
{
"key": "ctrl+-",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
"args": { "name": "#{selection}" }
},
{
"key": "alt+ctrl+-",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
"args": { "name": "#{clipboard}" }
}
]
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