html
, haml
, pug
, slim
, jsx
, xml
, xsl
, css
, scss
, sass
, less
and stylus
files, as well as any language that inherits from any of the above like handlebars
and php
.editor.quickSuggestions
setting, you won't see suggestions as you type. You can still trigger suggestions manually by pressing ⌃Space (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Space) and see the preview.editor.emmet.action.expandAbbreviation
as well.emmet.includeLanguages
setting. Make sure to use language identifiers for both sides of the mapping.emmet.syntaxProfiles
previously to map new file types, from VS Code 1.15 onwards you should use the setting emmet.includeLanguages
instead. emmet.syntaxProfiles
is meant for customizing the final output only.-
to get all applicable vendor prefixes included in the expanded abbreviation.emmet.preferences
setting:emmet.syntaxProfiles
setting or directly in the current abbreviation.emmet.syntaxProfiles
setting to apply the bem
filter for all the abbreviations in HTML files:div#page|c
will apply the comment
filter to the div#page
abbreviation.bem
filters are very handy for you to use. To learn more about how to use bem
filters, read BEM filter in Emmet.bem.elementSeparator
and bem.modifierSeparator
preferences as documented in Emmet Preferences.div>div#page>p.title+p|c
will be expanded to:filter.commentTrigger
, filter.commentAfter
and filter.commentBefore
preferences as documented in Emmet Preferences.filter.commentAfter
preference is different in VS Code Emmet 2.0.snippets.json
. The emmet.extensionsPath
setting should have the path to the directory containing this file.snippets.json
file.snippets.json
file differs from the old way of doing the same in a few ways:Topic | Old Emmet | Emmet 2.0 |
---|---|---|
Snippets vs Abbreviations | Supports both in 2 separate properties called snippets and abbreviations | The 2 have been combined into a single property called snippets. See default HTML snippets and CSS snippets |
CSS snippet names | Can contain : | Do not use : when defining snippet names. It is used to separate property name and value when Emmet tries to fuzzy match the given abbreviation to one of the snippets. |
CSS snippet values | Can end with ; | Do not add ; at end of snippet value. Emmet will add the trailing ; based on the file type (css/less/scss vs sass/stylus) or the emmet preference set for css.propertyEnd , sass.propertyEnd , stylus.propertyEnd |
Cursor location | ${cursor} or | can be used | Use only textmate syntax like ${1} for tab stops and cursor locations |
haml
or pug
. When snippet value is an abbreviation and not actual HTML, the appropriate transformations can be applied to get the right output as per the language type.ul>li
, you can use the same snippet in html
, haml
, pug
or slim
, but if your snippet value is <ul><li></li></ul>
, then it will work only in html
files.{}
.scss
, less
or sass
. Therefore, don't include a trailing ;
at the end of the snippet value. Emmet will add it as needed based on whether the language requires it.:
in the snippet name. :
is used to separate property name and value when Emmet tries to fuzzy match the abbreviation to one of the snippets.snippets.json
file, remember to reload VS Code for it to take effect.${1}
, ${2}
for tab stops and ${1:placeholder}
for tab stops with placeholders.|
or ${cursor}
was used to denote the cursor location in the custom Emmet snippet. This is no longer supported. Use ${1}
instead.emmet.includeLanguages
emmet.excludeLanguages
emmet.syntaxProfiles
emmet.variables
emmet.showExpandedAbbreviation
Setting Value | Description |
---|---|
never | Never show Emmet abbreviations in the suggestion list for any language. |
inMarkupAndStylesheetFilesOnly | Show Emmet suggestions only for languages that are purely markup and stylesheet based ('html', 'pug', 'slim', 'haml', 'xml', 'xsl', 'css', 'scss', 'sass', 'less', 'stylus'). |
always | Show Emmet suggestions in all Emmet supported modes as well as the languages that have a mapping in the emmet.includeLanguages setting. |
always
mode, the new Emmet implementation is not context aware. For example, if you are editing a JavaScript React file, you will get Emmet suggestions not only when writing markup but also while writing JavaScript.emmet.showAbbreviationSuggestions
true
by default.li
, you get suggestions for all emmet snippets starting with li
like link
, link:css
, link:favicon
etc. This is helpful in learning Emmet snippets that you never knew existed unless you knew the Emmet cheatsheet by heart.emmet.showExpandedAbbreviation
is set to never
.emmet.extensionsPath
snippets.json
file which in turn has your custom snippets.emmet.triggerExpansionOnTab
emmet.showSuggestionsAsSnippets
true
, then Emmet suggestions will be grouped along with other snippets allowing you to order them as per editor.snippetSuggestions
setting. Set this to true
and editor.snippetSuggestions
to top
, to ensure that Emmet suggestions always show up on top among other suggestions.emmet.preferences
css.propertyEnd
css.valueSeparator
sass.propertyEnd
sass.valueSeparator
stylus.propertyEnd
stylus.valueSeparator
css.unitAliases
css.intUnit
css.floatUnit
bem.elementSeparator
bem.modifierSeparator
filter.commentBefore
filter.commentTrigger
filter.commentAfter
format.noIndentTags
format.forceIndentationForTags
profile.allowCompactBoolean
,css.webkitProperties
css.mozProperties
css.msProperties
css.oProperties
css.fuzzySearchMinScore
filter.commentAfter
preference is different and simpler in Emmet 2.0.MyTag>YourTag
or MyTag.someclass
do show up in the suggestion list. But when these are used on their own like MyTag
, they do not appear in the suggestion list. This is designed so to avoid noise in the suggestion list as every word is a potential custom tag.+
do not work?+
like select+
and ul+
from the Emmet cheatsheet are not supported. This is a known issue in Emmet 2.0 Issue: emmetio/html-matcher#1. Workaround is to create your own custom Emmet snippets for such scenarios.emmet.preferences
. Only a subset of the preferences that are documented in Emmet preferences can be customized. Please read the preferences section under Emmet configuration.:
, the left part is used to fuzzy match with the CSS property name and the right part is used to match with CSS property value. Take full advantage of this by using abbreviations like pos:f
, trf:rx
, fw:b
, etc.ul>li*
to wrap selected lines in an unordered list with each line as a list item.