"gitmoji" snippets package for Visual Studio Code

Inspired by

This extension helps you to add emoji on your commit messages. Using emojis on commit messages provides an easy way of identifying the purpose or intention of a commit with only looking at the emojis used.

Getting started (MacOS)

1. Set up VS Code to run from the terminal

2. Make VS Code your default editor for Git

   Put this in your .gitconfig file :

   [core]
     editor = code -w
   

3. Install the extension

4. Commit something and start typing gm for emoji (see all prefixes here)

5. Enjoy!

Frequently asked question

• Why using Visual Studio Code for commit messages?
  • Why not! 🙃

Credits: Carlos Cuesta