vscode-codicons VS lspkind.nvim

Compare vscode-codicons vs lspkind.nvim and see what are their differences.

vscode-codicons

The icon font for Visual Studio Code (by microsoft)

lspkind.nvim

vscode-like pictograms for neovim lsp completion items (by onsails)
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vscode-codicons lspkind.nvim
9 14
795 1,274
2.5% -
8.3 6.1
1 day ago 3 months ago
Handlebars Lua
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vscode-codicons

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-codicons. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-28.

lspkind.nvim

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  • I do love neovim!
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Feb 2023
    There's a cmp-icons plugin: https://github.com/onsails/lspkind.nvim and also you can see the cmp documentation inside vim running :h cmp I spend many hours reading each plugin documentation to customize all my plugins. I hope I've helped.
  • What are the best vim plugins for Go right now?
    4 projects | /r/golang | 22 Jul 2022
    If you use neovim, you can refer to my init.lua; I use vim-go, lsp and other goodies like lspkind to display vscode-like pictograms.
  • Anyone have autocomplete working with rust-tools, nvm-cmp, etc.?
    6 projects | /r/neovim | 14 Apr 2022
    -- Provide some indication that rust-analyzer is busy! local lsp_status = require('lsp-status') lsp_status.register_progress() -- Basic rust/lsp/cmp settings from https://sharksforarms.dev/posts/neovim-rust/ local nvim_lsp = require('lspconfig') local opts = { tools = { -- rust-tools options autoSetHints = true, hover_with_actions = true, inlay_hints = { show_parameter_hints = false, parameter_hints_prefix = "", other_hints_prefix = "=> ", }, }, -- all the opts to send to nvim-lspconfig -- these override the defaults set by rust-tools.nvim -- see https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig/blob/master/doc/server_configurations.md#rust_analyzer server = { -- on_attach is a callback called when the language server attachs to the buffer on_attach = lsp_status.on_attach, capabilities = lsp_status.capabilities, settings = { -- to enable rust-analyzer settings visit: -- https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/docs/user/generated_config.adoc -- and more: https://github.com/simrat39/rust-tools.nvim/wiki/Server-Configuration-Schema ["rust-analyzer"] = { -- enable clippy on save checkOnSave = { command = "clippy" }, } } }, } require('rust-tools').setup(opts) -- Setup Completion -- See https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp#basic-configuration -- Used for super-tab functionality local has_words_before = function() local line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)) return col ~= 0 and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, line - 1, line, true)[1]:sub(col, col):match("%s") == nil end local feedkey = function(key, mode) vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(key, true, true, true), mode, true) end local lspkind = require('lspkind') local cmp = require'cmp' cmp.setup({ completion = { autocomplete = true }, -- Enable LSP snippets snippet = { expand = function(args) vim.fn["vsnip#anonymous"](args.body) end, }, mapping = { [''] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(), [''] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(), [''] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4), [''] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4), [''] = cmp.mapping.complete(), [''] = cmp.mapping.close(), [''] = cmp.mapping.confirm({ behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Insert, select = true, }), -- Add tab support [""] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback) if cmp.visible() then cmp.select_next_item() elseif vim.fn["vsnip#available"](1) == 1 then feedkey("(vsnip-expand-or-jump)", "") elseif has_words_before() then cmp.complete() else fallback() -- The fallback function sends a already mapped key. In this case, it's probably ``. end end, { "i", "s" }), [""] = cmp.mapping(function() if cmp.visible() then cmp.select_prev_item() elseif vim.fn["vsnip#jumpable"](-1) == 1 then feedkey("(vsnip-jump-prev)", "") end end, { "i", "s" }), }, -- Installed sources sources = { { name = 'nvim_lsp' }, --, trigger_characters={'.', ":"} }, { name = 'vsnip' }, { name = 'path' }, { name = 'buffer' }, { name = 'nvim_lsp_signature_help' }, { name = 'nvim_lsp_document_symbol' }, }, -- Fancy symbols formatting = { format = lspkind.cmp_format({ mode = 'symbol_text', -- show both symbol & text for now maxwidth = 50, -- prevent the popup from showing more than provided characters (e.g 50 will not show more than 50 characters) -- The function below will be called before any actual modifications from lspkind -- so that you can provide more controls on popup customization. (See [#30](https://github.com/onsails/lspkind-nvim/pull/30)) --before = function (entry, vim_item) --... --return vim_item --end }) }, completion = { autocomplete = true }, })
  • Neovim LSP Setup + Code Completion Engine
    3 projects | dev.to | 22 Oct 2021
    All the snippets, mapping, formatting and sources part in the above code snippet is expalained nicely in the plugin's documentation. For above code to work, you also have to install lspkind which provides awesome icons in the code completions.
  • Lspconfig configuration issues
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 9 Oct 2021
    To style the completion popup, you need to add formatting. Going by the cute little scissors, you probably want to install lsp-kind and add something like this to your cmp.setup
  • Totally confused about completion
    6 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Aug 2021
    https://github.com/onsails/lspkind-nvim (optionally)
  • Looks like the nvim-compe plugin is going to be deprecated, replaced by nvim-cmp (eventually)
    8 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Aug 2021
    Hi, have you tried configuring lspkind-nvim with it?
    8 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Aug 2021
    I copy pasted the icons from https://github.com/onsails/lspkind-nvim/blob/master/lua/lspkind/init.lua and added the spaces:
  • Is anyone here using neovim for f# programming and could point me to useful plugins, which work with neovim 0.5
    14 projects | /r/fsharp | 27 May 2021
  • Java/Kotlin developers that use NeoVim as their main IDE, recommendations to someone that uses Intellij IDEA for java-dev but nvim for the rest?
    16 projects | /r/neovim | 18 May 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vscode-codicons and lspkind.nvim you can also consider the following projects:

cmp-nvim-lsp - nvim-cmp source for neovim builtin LSP client

nvim-cmp - A completion plugin for neovim coded in Lua.

lspsaga.nvim - improve neovim lsp experience [Moved to: https://github.com/nvimdev/lspsaga.nvim]

lspsaga.nvim - improve neovim lsp experience

neovim-codicons - The icon font for Visual Studio Code

vim-emoji-icon-theme - Emoji/Unicode Icons Theme for Vim and Neovim with support for 40+ plugins and 380+ filetypes 🎨💙💛🤍💚

friendly-snippets - Set of preconfigured snippets for different languages.

vim-test - Run your tests at the speed of thought [Moved to: https://github.com/vim-test/vim-test]

lspkind-nvim - vscode-like pictograms for neovim lsp completion items [Moved to: https://github.com/onsails/lspkind.nvim]

vim-matchup - vim match-up: even better % :facepunch: navigate and highlight matching words :facepunch: modern matchit and matchparen. Supports both vim and neovim + tree-sitter.

wezterm - A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust