In Sublime Text, you can quickly cut and paste an entire line of code without selecting it. Place your cursor anywhere in the line and use Cmd–X (Mac) or Ctrl–X (Windows) to cut the line. Then use Cmd–V (Mac) or Ctrl–V (Windows) to paste the line somewhere else.
You can also copy a line of code the same way. Just use Cmd–C (Mac) or Ctrl–C (Windows).
Use > (greater-than symbol) to quickly write nested tags. For example, if you type article>h1and hit Tab, Emmet expands article>h1 to
<article>
<h1></h1>
</article>
Note: This keystroke requires Emmet to be installed in Sublime Text. For instructions on how to install Emmet, download our Sublime Text Enhancements Installation Guide.
You can create a tag with a class or ID. For example, if you type p.info and hit Tab, Emmet expands p.info to <p class="info"></p>. If you omit the tag, Emmet will choose an appropriate tag (based on the parent tag). For example, if you type #container and hit Tab, Emmet expands #container to <div id="container"></div>.
Sublime Text with Emmet allows you to code faster by typing an abbreviation and then expanding the abbreviation with the Tab key.
To create multiple copies of a tag, add * (asterisk) and the desired number. For example, to get three list item tags you'd type li*3 and hit Tab. Emmet expands li*3 to
<li></li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
Sublime Text with Emmet allows you to code faster by typing an abbreviation and then expanding the abbreviation with the Tab key.
Use + (plus sign) between tag abbreviations to quickly write sibling tags. For example, if you type h1+p and hit Tab, Emmet expands h1+p to
<h1></h1>
<p></p>
Sublime Text with Emmet allows you to code faster by typing an abbreviation and then expanding the abbreviation with the Tab key.
If you build HTML emails, you know that using nested tables is a necessary evil. But if you have to do it, you might as well do it quickly. In Sublime Text, type table+ and hit Tab. Emmet expands table+ to
<table>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
Note: This keystroke requires Emmet to be installed in Sublime Text. For instructions on how to install Emmet, download our Sublime Text Enhancements Installation Guide.
Use Cmd (Mac) or Alt (Windows) with the number keys 0–9 to switch between tabs in Sublime Text. For example hit Cmd–2 (Mac) or Alt–2 (Windows) to switch to the second tab.
You can also use Ctrl–Tab (Mac and Windows) to cycle through your tabs.
This tip is really useful for building HTML emails because HTML emails can become very cluttered with inline CSS.
To fold all HTML attributes in Sublime Text, hit Cmd–K then Cmd–T in quick succession (Mac) or Ctrl–K then Ctrl–T in quick succession (Windows). To unfold, hit Cmd–K and Cmd–0(Mac) or Ctrl–K and Ctrl–0 (Windows).
To quickly duplicate a line of code, place the cursor anywhere in the line and hit Cmd–Shift–D(Mac) or Ctrl–Shift–D (Windows).
Comments tell the web browser to ignore a section of code. We use them to document and debug our code.
To comment out one or more lines of code in Sublime Text, place the cursor anywhere in a line (or select multiple lines) and hit Cmd–/ (Mac) or Ctrl–/ (Windows).
Use the same keystroke on an empty line to insert a blank comment.
