CSS and SCSS Snippets

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

What's new in CSS Snippets 0.16.0

• Added pointer-events and position: sticky; for CSS.
• Added @forward, @use and @at-root for SCSS.

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: 1; 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 an underscore "_".

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. Property prefixes are starting with a minus "-".

Prefix	Snippet
-br1	-moz-border-radius: 0; -webkit-border-radius: 0; border-radius: 0;

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

Prefix	Snippet
@i	@import '';

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.

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

Prefix	Snippet
@c	@content;

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

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

4. A dollar sign "$" defines also a mixin call.

Prefix	Snippet
@i$	@include NAME ();
@i$_	@include NAME () { ... };

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

Prefix	Snippet
@e1	@extend NAME;

Recommended Settings

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

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

And it is recommended to set the snippet suggestions to top.

"editor.snippetSuggestions": "top",

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.

Recommended Extensions

• Extension Pack