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Symbol Mapper

alieronalieron6 downloads

Search for UTF-8 special characters using your own keywords.

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Quickly search and insert special characters using fuzzy keywords. This plugin lets you define a custom JSON mapping of special characters/strings to searchable keywords. Trigger the hotkey, type what you’re looking for, and insert the character into your note.

Usage

  1. Create your symbol map as a JSON object in the settings tab.
  2. Open up the fuzzy search modal using Ctrl + Shift + /.
  3. Search for your symbol.
  4. Press Enter to paste the symbol at your cursor's position.
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Create custom JSON mappings of special characters and strings to searchable keywords. Use a fuzzy-search modal to find symbols by keyword and insert the selected character directly at the cursor.
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Current version
0.1.0
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
3 months ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
6
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
alieronalieron
github.com/alieron
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