@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters

What is @ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters?

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters is a plugin for CKEditor 5 that allows users to insert special characters into their content. This can be particularly useful for adding symbols, mathematical characters, and other non-standard text elements that are not easily accessible from a standard keyboard.

What are @ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters's main functionalities?

Inserting Special Characters

This feature allows users to insert special characters into their content. The code sample demonstrates how to add the SpecialCharacters plugin to a CKEditor 5 instance and include it in the toolbar.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { extraPlugins: [SpecialCharacters], toolbar: ['specialCharacters'] })

Customizing Special Characters

This feature allows users to customize the special characters available in the editor. The code sample shows how to define a custom category of special characters (in this case, arrows) and include it in the editor configuration.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { extraPlugins: [SpecialCharacters], toolbar: ['specialCharacters'], specialCharacters: { categories: [ { name: 'Arrows', characters: [ '→', '←', '↑', '↓' ] } ] } })

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README

CKEditor 5 special characters feature

This package implements the special characters feature for CKEditor 5.

Demo

Check out the demo in the special character feature guide.

Documentation

See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters package page as well as the special characters feature guide in CKEditor 5 documentation.

Installation

npm install ckeditor5

License

Licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. For full details about the license, please check the LICENSE.md file or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license.