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:
- Open the command pallet (Ctrl + Shift + P);
- Type
Preferences: Open Settings (UI) ;
- In the search bar, type
extension.unicode-shortcuts.shortcuts ;
- Click
Edit in settings.json ;
- Add a new shortcut to the dictionary.
Available shortcuts
The following shortcuts are available by default.
Logic symbols
Command |
Symbol |
\not , \neg |
¬ |
\forall , \ForAll |
∀ |
\exists , \Exists |
∃ |
\nexists |
∄ |
\and , \land , \wedge |
∧ |
\or |
∨ |
\vdash |
⊢ |
\dashv |
⊣ |
\top |
⊤ |
\bot , \bottom |
⊥ |
\bigwedge |
⋀ |
\bigvee |
⋁ |
Greek letters
Command |
Symbol |
\alpha |
α |
\beta |
β |
\gamma |
γ |
\delta |
δ |
\epsilon |
ε |
\backepsilon |
ϵ |
\zeta |
ζ |
\eta |
η |
\theta |
θ |
\iota |
ι |
\kappa |
κ |
\lambda |
λ |
\mu |
μ |
\nu |
ν |
\xi |
ξ |
\omicron |
ο |
\pi |
π |
\rho |
ρ |
\sigma |
σ |
\tau |
τ |
\upsilon |
υ |
\phi |
φ |
\chi |
χ |
\psi |
ψ |
\omega |
ω |
\Gamma |
Γ |
\Delta |
Δ |
\Theta |
Θ |
\Lambda |
Λ |
\Xi |
Ξ |
\Pi |
Π |
\Sigma |
Σ |
\Upsilon |
Υ |
\Phi |
Φ |
\Psi |
Ψ |
\Omega |
Ω |
Equivalence relations
Command |
Symbol |
\bsim |
∽ |
\nsim |
≁ |
\nvsim |
≁̸ |
\eqsim |
≂ |
\nesim |
≂̸ |
\simeq |
≃ |
\nsimeq |
≄ |
\cong |
≅ |
\ncong |
≇ |
\approx |
≈ |
\napprox |
≉ |
\approxeq |
≊ |
\approxident |
≋ |
\bcong |
≌ |
\asympeq |
≍ |
\bump |
≎ |
\nbump |
≎̸ |
\bumpeq |
≏ |
\nbumpeq |
≏̸ |
\doteq |
≐ |
\doteqdot |
≑ |
\triangleq |
≜ |
\eqcirc |
≖ |
\circeq |
≗ |
\neq |
≠ |
\ne |
≠ |
\equiv |
≡ |
\nequiv |
≢ |
\Equiv |
≣ |
Order relations
Command |
Symbol |
\leq , \le |
≤ |
\geq , \ge |
≥ |
\leqq |
≦ |
\geqq |
≧ |
\lneqq |
≨ |
\gneqq |
≩ |
\ll |
≪ |
\gg |
≫ |
\prec |
≺ |
\succ |
≻ |
\preccurlyeq , \preceq |
≼ |
\succcurlyeq , \succeq |
≽ |
\precsim |
≾ |
\succsim |
≿ |
\nprec |
⊀ |
\nsucc |
⊁ |
Set theory
Command |
Symbol |
\emptyset , \empty |
∅ |
\in |
∈ |
\notin |
∉ |
\ni |
∋ |
\notni |
∌ |
\coprod |
∐ |
\cap |
∩ |
\cup |
∪ |
\uplus |
⊎ |
\between |
≬ |
\subset |
⊂ |
\supset |
⊃ |
\nsubset |
⊄ |
\nsupset |
⊅ |
\subseteq |
⊆ |
\supseteq |
⊇ |
\nsubseteq |
⊈ |
\nsupseteq |
⊉ |
\subsetneq |
⊊ |
\supsetneq |
⊋ |
\nsubsetneq |
⊈ |
\nsupsetneq |
⊉ |
\sqsubset |
⊏ |
\sqsupset |
⊐ |
\sqsubseteq |
⊑ |
\sqsupseteq |
⊒ |
\sqcap |
⊓ |
\sqcup |
⊔ |
\bigcap |
⋂ |
\bigcup |
⋃ |
Fractions
Command |
Symbol |
\frac |
⁄ |
\frac1 |
⅟ |
\frac12 |
½ |
\frac13 |
⅓ |
\frac14 |
¼ |
\frac15 |
⅕ |
\frac16 |
⅙ |
\frac17 |
⅐ |
\frac18 |
⅛ |
\frac19 |
⅑ |
\frac10 |
⅒ |
\frac23 |
⅔ |
\frac25 |
⅖ |
\frac35 |
⅗ |
\frac45 |
⅘ |
\frac56 |
⅚ |
\frac34 |
¾ |
\frac38 |
⅜ |
\frac58 |
⅝ |
\frac78 |
⅞ |
\frac03 |
↉ |
\promille , \permille , \perthousand |
‰ |
\pertenthousand , \basispoint |
‱ |
Sub- and superscripts
Command |
Symbol |
\supA |
ᴬ |
\supB |
ᴮ |
\supC |
ꟲ |
\supD |
ᴰ |
\supE |
ᴱ |
\supF |
ꟳ |
\supG |
ᴳ |
\supH |
ᴴ |
\supI |
ᴵ |
\supJ |
ᴶ |
\supK |
ᴷ |
\supL |
ᴸ |
\supM |
ᴹ |
\supN |
ᴺ |
\supO |
ᴼ |
\supP |
ᴾ |
\supQ |
ꟴ |
\supR |
ᴿ |
\supT |
ᵀ |
\supU |
ᵁ |
\supV |
ⱽ |
\supW |
ᵂ |
\supa |
ᵃ |
\supb |
ᵇ |
\supc |
ᶜ |
\supd |
ᵈ |
\supe |
ᵉ |
\supf |
ᶠ |
\supg |
ᵍ |
\suph |
ʰ |
\supi |
ⁱ |
\supj |
ʲ |
\supk |
ᵏ |
\supl |
ˡ |
\supm |
ᵐ |
\supn |
ⁿ |
\supo |
ᵒ |
\supp |
ᵖ |
\supq |
𐞥 |
\supr |
ʳ |
\sups |
ˢ |
\supt |
ᵗ |
\supu |
ᵘ |
\supv |
ᵛ |
\supw |
ʷ |
\supx |
ˣ |
\supy |
ʸ |
\supz |
ᶻ |
\sup0 |
⁰ |
\sup1 |
¹ |
\sup2 |
² |
\sup3 |
³ |
\sup4 |
⁴ |
\sup5 |
⁵ |
\sup6 |
⁶ |
\sup7 |
⁷ |
\sup8 |
⁸ |
\sup9 |
⁹ |
\suba |
ₐ |
\sube |
ₑ |
\subh |
ₕ |
\subi |
ᵢ |
\subj |
ⱼ |
\subk |
ₖ |
\subl |
ₗ |
\subm |
ₘ |
\subn |
ₙ |
\subo |
ₒ |
\subp |
ₚ |
\subr |
ᵣ |
\subs |
ₛ |
\subt |
ₜ |
\subu |
ᵤ |
\subv |
ᵥ |
\subx |
ₓ |
\sub0 |
₀ |
\sub1 |
₁ |
\sub2 |
₂ |
\sub3 |
₃ |
\sub4 |
₄ |
\sub5 |
₅ |
\sub6 |
₆ |
\sub7 |
₇ |
\sub8 |
₈ |
\sub9 |
₉ |
Arrows
Command |
Symbol |
\leftarrow |
← |
\rightarrow |
→ |
\leftrightarrow |
↔ |
\uparrow |
↑ |
\downarrow |
↓ |
\updownarrow |
↕ |
\Leftarrow |
⇐ |
\Rightarrow |
⇒ |
\Leftrightarrow |
⇔ |
\Uparrow |
⇑ |
\Downarrow |
⇓ |
\Updownarrow |
⇕ |
\mapsto |
↦ |
Miscellaneous symbols
Command |
Symbol |
\circ |
∘ |
\bullet |
• |
\star |
⋆ |
\aleph |
ℵ |
\beth |
ℶ |
\gimel |
ℷ |
\daleth |
ℸ |
\infty |
∞ |
\nabla |
∇ |
\partial |
∂ |
\eth |
ð |
\hbar |
ℏ |
\hslash |
ℏ |
\mho |
℧ |
\ell |
ℓ |
\rangle |
⟩ |
\langle |
⟨ |
\rceil |
⌉ |
\lceil |
⌈ |
\rfloor |
⌋ |
\lfloor |
⌊ |
\angle |
∠ |
\measuredangle |
∡ |
\sphericalangle |
∢ |
\triangle |
△ |
\leftdoublebracket |
⟦ |
\rightdoublebracket |
⟧ |
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