How to do tag wrapping in VS code? - html

Question

I would like to wrap my selected html within a tag in VS code.
How do I do that?

Answer 1

Embedded Emmet could do the trick:
Select text (optional)
Open command palette (usually Ctrl+Shift+P)
Execute Emmet: Wrap with Abbreviation
Enter a tag div (or an abbreviation .wrapper>p)
Hit Enter
Command can be assigned to a keybinding.
This thing even supports passing arguments:
{
"key": "ctrl+shift+9",
"command": "editor.emmet.action.wrapWithAbbreviation",
"when": "editorHasSelection",
"args": {
"abbreviation": "span",
},
},
Use it like this:
span.myCssClass
span#myCssId
b
b.myCssClass

Answer 2

A quick search on the VSCode marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/bradgashler.htmltagwrap.
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P)
paste ext install htmltagwrap and enter
select HTML
press Alt + W (Option + W for Mac).

Answer 3

As I can't comment, I'll expand on Alex's fantastic answer.
If you want the Sublime-like experience with wrapping, open up the Keyboard Shortcuts (command ⌘/Ctrl+shift+P > Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)) and add the following object:
{
"key": "alt+w",
"command": "editor.emmet.action.wrapWithAbbreviation",
"when": "editorHasSelection && editorTextFocus"
}
Which will bind the Emmet wrap command to option
⌥/Alt+W when text is selected.
You can also use the UI to do this, open the Keyboard Shortcuts menu and search for "emmet wrap with abbreviation" to add the shortcut.

Answer 4

Open Keyboard Shortcuts by typing ⌘ Command+k ⌘ Command+s or Code > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
Type emmet wrap
Click the plus sign to the left of "Emmet: Wrap with Abbreviation"
Type ⌥ Option+w
Press Enter

Answer 5

imo there's a better answer for this using Snippets
Create a snippet with a definition like this:
"name_of_your_snippet": {
"scope": "javascript,html",
"prefix": "name_of_your_snippet",
"body": "<${0:b}>$TM_SELECTED_TEXT</${0:b}>"
}
Then bind it to a key in keybindings.json E.g. like this:
{
"key": "alt+w",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"args": { "name": "name_of_your_snippet" }
}
I think this should give you exactly the same result as htmltagwrap but without having to install an extension.
It will insert tags around selected text, defaults to <b> tag & selects the tag so typing lets you change it.
If you want to use a different default tag just change the b in the body property of the snippet.

Answer 6

With VSCode 1.47+ you can simply use OPT-w for this.
Utilizing built-in functionality to trigger emmet, this is the easiest way:
Select your text/html.
Shift+Option+w
In the emmet window opened in the command palette, type in the tag or wrapping code you need.
Enter
Voila

Answer 7

Many commands are already attached to simple ctrl+[key], you can also do chorded keybinding like ctrl a+b.
(In case this is your first time reading about chorded keybindings: They work by not letting go of the ctrl key and pressing a second key after the first.)
I have my Emmet: Wrap with Abbreviation bound to ((ctrl) (w+a)).
In windows: File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts ((ctrl) (k+s))> search for Wrap with Abbreviation > double-click > add your combonation.

Answer 8

I just installed htmltagwrap from extension marketplace and used ALT-W to wrap the tags (Windows Version).

Answer 9

There is a fast typing of the solution.
Open the command palette (usually Ctrl+Shift+P)
Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)
Add this snap code
{
"key": "ctrl+`",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"when": "editorTextFocus",
"args": {
"snippet": "~~${TM_SELECTED_TEXT/^([\\t]*).*$/$1/}${TM_SELECTED_TEXT/^[\\t]*(.*)$/$1/}${TM_SELECTED_TEXT/^([\\t]*).*$/$1/}~~"
},
}
You select any text and press ctrl+`
result:
~~YourText~~