Notepad++ - Highlight text and insert html <tag></tag> around it

Solution 1:

I've found a plugin that does that, Webedit and it's available in Notepad++'s Plugin Manager (Plugins > Plugin Manager > Show Plugin Manager).

Solution 2:

There's three ways to do this

Using the fingertext plugin

1. install "FingerText" plugin. (tested 0.5.60 version).
2. download finger text snippet.
3. select text, press alt+/.
4. for example type b (you can create your own "snippet tag" later).
   Notes: some version notepad++ must edit:
   $[![]!] to $[![(key)SELECTION]!]
5. press tab or enter

1. You can install any of this:

   • emmet coding
   • zencoding

2. select text, found and click menu "wrap with abbreviation".

3. type your tag
4. press Ok

Using multiple edit steps:

1. Preparation step

   • click "Setting" > "Preferences" menu.
   • click Editing tab.
   • check "Enable (Ctrl+Mouse click/selection)" in "Multi Editing Settings" groupbox

2. Execute this step

   1. Click before text, Ctrl+Click after text, like this:

      ` click here  `   text    Ctrl+` click here `
      

   2. Typing whatever <tag>, will be around like this:

      <tag>text<tag>

   3. Press Ctrl+← twice, and type /

Solution 3:

Solution found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34724634/notepad-shortcut-to-add-brackets-around-highlighted-text

1) Mark text
2) Goto Macro -> start recording
3) Cut highlighted text (CTRL+C)
4) Type: "{" then do CTRL-V then Type "}"
5) goto Macro -> Stop Macro
6) Save Macro as a shortcut