[Unicode Symbols Search] Add support for custom keywords
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Description
Extension
https://www.raycast.com/mmazzarolo/unicode-symbols
OS Version
Windows 11
Description
It would be really useful to be able to add custom keywords to search for certain symbols. For example, ⊥ which is called "up tack" in the data set is also called "bottom" when used as a math symbol. Or I might want "pound" to search for #, or use "al" to search for α.
This is a feature that is included with Raycast's own Search Emoji and Symbols extension.
Who will benefit from this feature?
People who are familiar with a different dialect, want to use shorthand to quickly access symbols, and people who use this extension to search for math symbols.
Anything else?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the Unicode Symbols extension linked in the issue and locate its symbol data and search entry point. Add a way to define custom keywords alongside existing names, then verify that examples such as “bottom” for ⊥, “pound” for #, and “al” for α return the expected symbols.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100