Generate ASCII art section comments in VS Code / Cursor.
Features
- Insert decorative ASCII art comments to mark sections in your code
- Auto-detects language and uses appropriate comment style (block or line)
- Customizable fill character, spacing, and comment preference
- Auto-loads letter patterns from
alphabet/ folder
Usage
- Press
Cmd+Shift+C (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+C (Windows/Linux)
- Enter your section name
- ASCII art comment is inserted at cursor position
Or use Command Palette: Insert Section Comment
Example Output
/*
## ## ######## ## ## ######
## ## ## ## ## ## ##
######## ###### ## ## ## ##
## ## ## ## ## ## ##
## ## ######## ######## ######## ######
*/
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
sectionComment.fillChar |
# |
Character used to fill ASCII art |
sectionComment.letterSpacing |
1 |
Space between letters |
sectionComment.spaceSize |
4 |
Width of space character |
sectionComment.preferLineComments |
false |
Prefer line comments over block |
Adding New Characters
Add a .txt file to the alphabet/ folder:
- For letters/numbers: Use the character as filename (e.g.,
a.txt, 5.txt)
- For special characters: Use
_name.txt format
Each file should contain exactly 7 lines of ASCII art using # as the fill character.
Special Character Filenames
| Filename |
Character |
_dash.txt |
- |
_plus.txt |
+ |
_equals.txt |
= |
_exclaim.txt |
! |
_question.txt |
? |
_at.txt |
@ |
_hash.txt |
# |
_dollar.txt |
$ |
_percent.txt |
% |
_amp.txt |
& |
_star.txt |
* |
_lparen.txt |
( |
_rparen.txt |
) |
_lbracket.txt |
[ |
_rbracket.txt |
] |
_lbrace.txt |
{ |
_rbrace.txt |
} |
_pipe.txt |
\| |
_colon.txt |
: |
_semicolon.txt |
; |
_comma.txt |
, |
_dot.txt |
. |
_quote.txt |
' |
_dquote.txt |
" |
_backtick.txt |
` |
_tilde.txt |
~ |
_caret.txt |
^ |
_underscore.txt |
_ |
Development
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile TypeScript
npm run compile
# Watch mode
npm run watch
Installation
From VSIX
# Package the extension
npx vsce package
# Install
code --install-extension section-comment-1.0.0.vsix
For Development
- Open this folder in VS Code
- Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host
- Test the extension in the new window
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