Unicode Substitutions

Overview

This Visual Studio Code extension will lint common unicode substitutions when code is copied from various sources such web pages and document editors. Some substitutions such as using an En Dash instead of a Hyphen will pass language linting and then fail to execute.

Features

Lints the below Unicode substitutions by default:

Character Name	Character	Unicode	Replace with	Character	Replace with Unicode
En Dash	–	2013	Hyphen	-	002D
Em Dash	—	2014	Hyphen	-	002D
Horizontal Bar	―	2015	Hyphen	-	002D
Start Single Quote	‘	2018	Single Quote	'	0027
End Single Quote	’	2019	Single Quote	'	0027
Start Double Quote	“	201C	Double Quote	"	0022
End Double Quote	”	201D	Double Quote	"	0022
Low Double Quote	„	201E	Double Quote	"	0022
High Double Quote	‟	201F	Double Quote	"	0022
Slightly smiling face	🙂	D83D DE42	Colon & parentheses	:)	003A 0029
Smiling face with smiling eyes	😊	D83D DE0A	Colon & parentheses	:)	003A 0029

Format Document (Alt + Shift + F) is supported for all languages.

Multiple formatter support

With the 1.33 release of Visual Studio Code multiple document formatters are supported. These cannot be run synchronously but must be triggered separately using Format Document with.

Extension Settings

Custom linting rules

Linting rules can be added in the user and workspace settings.
For instructions on how to write your own rules read: Custom Rules

Disable Default linting rules

The default linting rules can be disabled so that you can use your own rules only instead of merging the two.

    "unicodesubsitutions.enableDefaultRules": false,

Disable Auto Document Formatting

Auto document formatting can be disabled to prevent automatic changes to your document.

    "unicodesubsitutions.enableFormatting": false

Installation Guide

Install from the Marketplace

Open Extensions (Control + Shift + X)
Search for "Unicode-Substitutions"

noobling/Unicode-Substitutions