CSS and SCSS Snippets

This extension contains property snippets for CSS and rule snippets for SCSS.

What's new in CSS Snippets 0.18.0

• Added _ for child brace scope & { ... }.
• Added __ for simple brace scope #{} in SCSS.
• Added #{clipboard} and #{selection} for keyboard shortcut usage.
• Added grid properties.
• Added writing-mode property.
• Added isolation property.
• Added block and inline properties for border, margin and padding.
• Added SCSS module functions.
• Added $1, $d1 and $g1 for SCSS variable declaration.
• Added true, false and null for SCSS.
• Changed prefix for color from _ to #.
• Simplified SCSS include.
• Strings are always single quote.
• Some fixes and clean up like simplified font.
• Eliminated a lot of duplicated prefixes with value selection.
• Removed properties with prefixes.

Index

1. Introduction
2. Shortcut rules for CSS snippets
3. Shortcut rules for SCSS snippets
4. Recommended Settings
5. Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts
6. Recommended Extensions

Introduction

The idea of those snippets is to create a property instantly based on some simple rules without selecting it by menu or auto completion. Write one to six characters and you get the property and the value.

Only a few prefixes are twice, because the rules are matching different properties like fs1 -> flex-shrink: 0; and font-size: 0;. Then you have to pick the right one.

The following prefixes are just examples to explain the rules. To see the complete list, please visit SNIPPETS.md. If a property or pattern might be missing, please open an issue on Github and make a suggestion.

Shortcut rules for CSS snippets

1. The first letter in a word or after a minus "-" defines the prefix.

Prefix	Snippet
di	display: inline;
dib	display: inline-block;
wa	width: auto;

2. Numbers are defined by the amount of numbers.

Prefix	Snippet
p1	padding: 0;
p2	padding: 0 0;
p3	padding: 0 0 0;
p4	padding: 0 0 0 0;
w1	width: 0;
zi1	z-index: 0;

3. Colors are defined with "#".

Prefix	Snippet
c#	color: #000000;
b#	background: #000000;
bs1#	border: solid 0 #000000;

4. The order of a value list is [function call] [keyword] [numbers] [color].

Prefix	Snippet
bunr2#	background: url() no-repeat 0 0 #000000;

5. Rules are starting with an "@" symbol.

Prefix	Snippet
@i	@import '';

6. An underscore "_" after a prefix defines a brace scope.

Prefix	Snippet
@m_	@media { ... }

7. A dollar sign "$" defines a function call.

Prefix	Snippet
c$	calc();

8. A number after the dollar sign "$" defines the amount of parameters.

Prefix	Snippet
r$3	rgb(0, 0, 0)
r$4	rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)

Shortcut rules for SCSS snippets

1. All CSS snippets are available in SCSS, too.

Prefix	Snippet
t	true
f	false
n	null

2. Rules are starting with an "@" symbol.

Prefix	Snippet
@c1	@content;

3. An underscore "_" after a prefix defines a brace scope.

Prefix	Snippet
@i_	@if CONDITION { ... }

4. Variables are starring with a "$" sign.

Prefix	Snippet
$1	$name: null;
$d1	$name: null !default;
$g1	$name: null !global;

5. The number "1" defines a one line snippet.

Prefix	Snippet
@e1	@extend NAME;

6. A SassScript expression uses two underscores "__".

See also Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts.

Prefix	Snippet
__	#{ ... }

7. A child scope starts with an underscore "_".

Prefix	Snippet
_	& { ... }
_h_	&:hover { ... }
_0_	~ * { ... }
_1_	> * { ... }

Recommended Settings

It is recommended to disable auto intellisense for snippet.

"editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": true

It is recommended to exclude emmet support for CSS and SCSS in the settings.

"emmet.excludeLanguages": [
	"css",
	"scss"
]

It is recommended to change the word separators for css and scss.

"[css]": {
	"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#$%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
},
"[scss]": {
	"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
}

Recommended Keyboard Shortcuts

Please have the following keyboard shortcuts always in mind, because these are fundamental to get the most out of it. Every tab stop is used only if necessary, because it prevents VS Code to open the IntelliSense menu automatically. So sometimes DownArrow or Cmd/Ctrl + Enter can have the same effect.

macOS

• Tab - Jump to the next tab stop of the snippet.
• DownArrow - Move the caret down one line.
• Cmd + Enter - Insert line below, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.
• Cmd + Shift + Enter - Insert line above, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.

Windows / Linux

• Tab - Jump to the next tab stop of the snippet.
• DownArrow - Move the caret down one line.
• Ctrl + Enter - Insert line below, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Insert line above, even if the caret is in the middle of a line.

Quick SassScript Expression

The following keyboard shortcut improves the writing of a SassScript expression.

macOS

[
	{
		"key": "cmd+-",
		"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
		"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
		"args": { "name": "#{selection}" }
	},
	{
		"key": "alt+cmd+-",
		"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
		"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
		"args": { "name": "#{clipboard}" }
	}
]

Windows and Linux

[
	{
		"key": "ctrl+-",
		"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
		"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
		"args": { "name": "#{selection}" }
	},
	{
		"key": "alt+ctrl+-",
		"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
		"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly && editorLangId == scss",
		"args": { "name": "#{clipboard}" }
	}
]

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