@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.

Installation

This plugin is part of the ckeditor5 package. Install the whole package to use it.

npm install ckeditor5

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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.

License

Licensed under a dual-license model, this software is available under:

• the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later,
• or commercial license terms from CKSource Holding sp. z o.o.

For more information, see: https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-licensing-options.