> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sprintbrain.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Snippets

> A snippet is text you reuse. Type its trigger in any text field and SprintBrain replaces the trigger with the finished text.

A snippet has three parts:

* **Name**: how you find it in lists, menus and search.
* **Trigger**: the short word you type to insert it, like `quote`. You type it after your snippet prefix, so it becomes `::quote`.
* **Body**: the text that replaces the trigger. It can be plain text, or it can ask for details and work out numbers while you insert it.

## How a snippet expands

<Steps>
  <Step title="Type the trigger">
    In any text field, type your prefix and the trigger, for example `::quote`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pause, or press a key">
    SprintBrain inserts the snippet as soon as you stop typing. <kbd>Space</kbd>, <kbd>Tab</kbd> and <kbd>Enter</kbd> insert it straight away. The trigger disappears and the text takes its place.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    If the body has fields, a small form opens first. Fill it in and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Three letters are often enough. `::quo` inserts the `quote` snippet when no other trigger starts with "quo".
</Tip>

`::` is the default prefix. You can change it in [Triggers](/settings/triggers).

## What a body can do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Fields" icon="i-cursor" href="/text-snippets/dynamic-fields">
    Ask for a name, a number, a date or a choice each time you insert.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Formulas" icon="calculator" href="/text-snippets/formulas">
    Work out totals, discounts, deposits and percentages from the numbers you type.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Languages" icon="language" href="/text-snippets/multilanguage">
    Keep English, Italian, Spanish and French versions of one snippet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ways to insert" icon="hand-pointer" href="/text-snippets/insert">
    The trigger, the right-click menu, selected text, the popup and your phone.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Where to manage snippets

Create and edit snippets in the dashboard at [app.sprintbrain.com](https://app.sprintbrain.com). The Chrome extension and the phone page read the same library, so the version you save is the one that expands. See [Create and organize](/text-snippets/create-and-organize).

<Tip>
  Some fields don't accept typed expansion. Open the SprintBrain popup, find the snippet, fill it in and click **Copy filled**, then paste.
</Tip>