# Snippets

Store and expand frequently used text with a trigger.

Snippets let you store any piece of text — a phrase, a template, a block of code — and expand it instantly by typing a short trigger.

## Creating a snippet

Open the Nibit app → **Snippets** → **+**. Give it a trigger and an expansion, then save.

Triggers can be anything: abbreviations (`,addr`), punctuation-prefixed shortcuts (`,sig`), or short words that couldn't appear accidentally (`xmeet`). Pick something you'd never type by accident.

## Expanding a snippet

There are two ways to expand a snippet:

**Trigger expansion** — type your trigger in any app with any keyboard, then press space or return. The accessibility service detects the trigger and expands it in place.

**Keyboard tap** — switch to the Nibit keyboard, browse or search your snippet list, and tap to insert. Useful when you can't remember the trigger or want to pick from a list.

To undo an expansion, press **backspace** once immediately after expanding.

## Editing and deleting

Tap any snippet in the list to edit it. To delete, open the snippet and tap the delete icon.

## See also

- [Trigger & expansion](/snippets/comma-trigger/) — how triggering works in detail
- [Dynamic placeholders](/placeholders/overview/) — make expansions dynamic
- [Importing snippets](/snippets/importing/) — bring in snippets from other tools