Unicode shortcuts

Quickly insert Unicode symbols using simple LaTeX-like shortcuts.

Features

This extension allows you to insert Unicode characters in your documents using LaTeX-like shortcuts, such as \pi.

How to use

Type the shortcut of the character you want to insert and press Shift + Space.

Adding shortcuts

To add additional shortcuts:

1. Open the command pallet (Ctrl + Shift + P);
2. Type Preferences: Open Settings (UI);
3. In the search bar, type extension.unicode-shortcuts.shortcuts;
4. Click Edit in settings.json;
5. Add a new shortcut to the dictionary.

Available shortcuts

The following shortcuts are available by default.

Logic symbols

Greek letters

Equivalence relations

Order relations

Set theory

Fractions

Sub- and superscripts

Arrows

Miscellaneous symbols