Emmet Cheat Sheet
A searchable, printable Emmet reference — nesting operators, multiplication, grouping, attributes, HTML and CSS abbreviations. Free.
Nesting operators
8div>ul>li
> child: li inside ul inside div
div+p+blockquote
+ sibling: elements on the same level
div+div>p>span+em
Combine child and sibling operators
div+div>p>span+em^bq
^ climb up: bq is a sibling of p
div+div>p>span+em^^^bq
Each ^ climbs one more level up
nav>ul>li*4>a
A four-link navigation in one line
ul>li>a[href=#]{Link}
Nest, attribute and text combined
div>p+p+p
One parent, three paragraph children
Multiplication & numbering
9ul>li*5
* repeats the element 5 times
li.item$*3
$ = counter: item1, item2, item3
li.item$$$*3
Pad with zeros: item001, item002...
li.item$@-*3
@- counts down: item3, item2, item1
li.item$@3*5
@3 starts counting at 3 (3..7)
li.item$@-3*5
Count down ending at 3 (7..3)
h$[title=item$]{Header $}*3
$ works in tag, attribute and text
ul>li*3>a{Link $}
Counter follows the repeated parent
td*5
Five empty table cells
Grouping
8div>(header>ul>li*2>a)+footer>p
() groups a subtree; footer stays in div
(div>dl>(dt+dd)*3)+footer>p
Nested groups, repeated dt/dd pairs
(li>a)*5
Multiply a whole group, not one tag
ul>(li>a{Item $})*4
Grouped repeat with counters
(header+main+footer)
Page skeleton as one abbreviation
table>(tr>td*3)*4
4x3 table via nested groups
(div.col)*2
Two sibling columns
section>(h2+p)*3
Repeat heading + paragraph blocks
ID, class & attributes
10div#header
# sets the id attribute
div.title
. sets the class attribute
p.class1.class2.class3
Chain multiple classes
form#search.wide
Combine id and class
#page
No tag: div is implied
.card
Same: expands to div.card
td[title="Hello" colspan=3]
[] sets custom attributes
a[href=# data-id=5]
Multiple attributes, space-separated
input[type=text required]
Boolean attributes need no value
img[src=logo.png alt=Logo]
Quotes optional for simple values
Text & implicit tag names
9a{Click me}
{} inserts text into the element
a{click}+b{here}
<a>click</a><b>here</b>
a>{click}+b{here}
<a>click<b>here</b></a> — b inside a
p>{Text }+a{link}+{ more}
Mix raw text nodes and elements
.wrap>.content
div is implied at block level
em>.hint
Inside inline: span is implied
ul>.item*3
Inside ul/ol: li is implied
table>.row>.col
tr and td are implied in tables
select>.opt*3
option is implied inside select
HTML boilerplate
10!
Full HTML5 boilerplate (html:5)
html:5
Same: doctype, head, meta, body
!!!
Just the <!DOCTYPE html> line
meta:utf
<meta charset="UTF-8">
meta:vp
Responsive viewport meta tag
link
<link rel="stylesheet" href="">
link:css
Stylesheet link to style.css
link:favicon
Favicon link tag
script:src
<script src=""></script>
doc
Document without the doctype
Common HTML abbreviations
14a
<a href=""></a>
a:mail
<a href="mailto:"></a>
img
<img src="" alt="">
btn
<button></button>
form:post
Form with method="post"
input:email
Email input with name and id
input:password
Password input
input:checkbox / input:radio
Checkbox / radio inputs
input:submit
Submit button input
sel>opt*3
Select with three options
label+input
Label and input pair
tarea
<textarea></textarea>
table+
table>tr>td expanded
ol+ / ul+ / dl+
List with its first item(s)
CSS abbreviations
15m10
margin: 10px;
p10-20
padding: 10px 20px;
m10-auto
margin: 10px auto;
w100 / h50
width: 100px; / height: 50px;
df
display: flex;
dib / dn
display: inline-block; / none;
pos:a / pos:r / pos:f
position absolute/relative/fixed
t0+l0
top: 0; left: 0;
fz14
font-size: 14px;
fwb / fw700
font-weight: bold / 700
c#f00
color: #f00;
bgc#fff
background-color: #fff;
bd+
border: 1px solid #000;
tac / tar
text-align: center / right
bdrs5
border-radius: 5px;
CSS values & units
11m10
Integers default to px: 10px
m10p
p suffix = percent: 10%
m1.5
Floats default to em: 1.5em
m10e
e suffix = em: 10em
m10r
r suffix = rem: 10rem
m10x
x suffix = ex unit
w100p
width: 100%;
m-10
Negative value: margin: -10px;
m10-20-30-40
Four values: top right bottom left
lh1.5
line-height: 1.5em (or unitless)
fz2r
font-size: 2rem;
Vendor prefixes
9-bdrs
Prefix with all vendors + plain
-wm-trf
Only -webkit- and -moz- variants
-w-bxsh
w=webkit, m=moz, s=ms, o=opera
trf:r
transform: rotate(angle);
trf:s
transform: scale(x, y);
trs
transition shorthand
anim
animation shorthand
us:n
user-select: none;
-super-foo
Unknown props get prefixed too
Wrap & editor actions
11Wrap with Abbreviation
Wrap the selection in an abbreviation
ul>li*
While wrapping: one li per line
a[href=$#]{$#}
$# outputs the wrapped content
Balance (outward/inward)
Select the matching tag pair
Go to Matching Pair
Jump between open and close tags
Remove Tag
Delete a tag, keep its children
Split/Join Tag
Toggle <p></p> and <p/> forms
Toggle Comment
Comment out the current tag/rule
Increment Number by 1/10/0.1
Bump a number under the cursor
Select Next/Previous Item
Hop between tags, attrs, classes
Update Image Size
Insert real width/height of an img
No entry matches “:q”.
About Emmet Cheat Sheet
This Emmet cheat sheet turns the abbreviation syntax into one searchable page: nesting operators, multiplication and numbering, grouping, ID, class and attribute syntax, text and implicit tag names, the HTML boilerplate, common HTML abbreviations, CSS abbreviations, CSS values and units, vendor prefixes, and the wrap and editor actions.
Emmet pays for itself once the operators stick — the child, sibling and climb-up characters, the multiplication and $ numbering that generate a whole list, and the CSS shorthands that expand a property and its value from three letters. Every row shows the abbreviation and the markup or CSS it expands to.
Like every cheat sheet in this group it is free and client-side: filter rows live with the search box, hop between sections with the sticky table of contents, copy any abbreviation with one click and print the page for reference in your editor.
How to use Emmet Cheat Sheet
- Open the sheet and review the sections, from Nesting operators to Wrap & editor actions.
- Search for a keyword such as numbering, boilerplate or grid to filter every row live.
- Jump to CSS abbreviations when you want the property shorthands rather than the markup ones.
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- Use Print for a paper copy of the full Emmet reference.
Frequently asked questions
Eleven sections: nesting operators, multiplication and numbering, grouping, ID, class and attributes, text and implicit tag names, the HTML boilerplate, common HTML abbreviations, CSS abbreviations, CSS values and units, vendor prefixes, and wrap and editor actions.
Yes — Emmet is built into VS Code, and it ships with most other modern editors and IDEs too, so the abbreviations on this sheet expand out of the box.
The multiplication and numbering section shows the * operator with $ placeholders, including zero padding and start offsets, so one abbreviation generates a numbered list of elements.
Yes. Click any row or its copy icon and the abbreviation is copied immediately.
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