Sym-Pick Unicode Symbol Picker for VS Code

🔥 Overview

Tired of searching for Unicode symbols? Sym-Pick makes it fast and easy to insert symbols directly into your comments and strings—perfect for code annotations, documentation, and more!

With Sym-Pick, just type : inside a comment or string, and a searchable dropdown appears, letting you pick the perfect symbol with a single keystroke. No more copy-pasting from the internet! 😎

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🚀 Features

✅ Instant Symbol Autocomplete – Type : inside a string or comment block to trigger an autocomplete list.
✅ Lightning-Fast Insertion – Click or hit Enter, and your selected symbol appears instantly.
✅ Supports 60+ Programming Languages – Works across JavaScript, Python, HTML, YAML, and more!
✅ Smart Context Awareness – Symbols only appear where they make sense (inside comments & strings).
✅ Easy Manual Trigger – Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the picker anytime.
✅ Emoji & Unicode Library – Includes 🚀, 🎯, 📦, ⚠️, and many more!

📥 Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
3. Search for Sym-Pick.
4. Click Install to install the extension.
5. Reload Visual Studio Code to activate the extension.

Boom! You're all set. 🎯

🎯 How to Use

🔍 Auto-Complete Symbol Picker

1️. Open a file in any supported language (e.g., JavaScript, Python, HTML, Markdown).
2️. Inside a comment or string, type : and start typing a keyword (e.g., :alert).
3️. Select a Unicode symbol from the dropdown list.
4️. Press Enter and watch it appear!

⚡ Manually Trigger the Symbol Picker

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to insert a : and open the autocomplete dropdown instantly.

🛠️ Supported Languages

Sym-Pick works in over 60 languages, including:
✔ JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, Markdown
✔ YAML, XML, JSONC, SQL, GraphQL, Rust, C, C++, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, PHP
✔ Many more!

🔹 See the full list in package.json.

📝 Contributing

Want to improve Sym-Pick? 🎉 Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Make your changes and commit them with clear messages.
4. Push your changes to your fork.
5. Submit a pull request.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

📬 Contact

💌 Got questions, feedback, or ideas?
Reach out at bwlange@gmail.com or open an issue on GitHub.

Let's make coding more expressive & fun—one symbol at a time! 🎨✨