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Quickly Write Sibling Tags in Sublime Text

Emmet Sibling Operator

header+main+footer

Tab expands to three sibling tags — header, main, footer.

Plus = Sibling

+ tells Emmet the next element is a sibling, not a child.

Combine with Nesting

header>nav+main>article uses both nesting (>) and siblings (+).

Climb Back Out

Use ^ to escape one level — div>p^div makes two sibling divs with a nested p.

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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>

Ct expand sibling

Note: This keystroke requires Emmet to be installed in Sublime Text. For instructions on how to download Emmet, download our Sublime Text Enhancements Installation Guide.

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