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Q&A How do I type something different at each cursor when using multi-cursor editing in VS Code?

Use the extension Insert Sequences. You just run the command Insert Sequences (extension.insertseq), then type what you want in square brackets, separated by commas: [blue, green, lightblue] This...

posted 1mo ago by wjandrea‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar wjandrea‭ · 2026-08-09T23:44:29Z (about 1 month ago)
Use the extension [Insert Sequences](https://github.com/volkerdobler/insertseq). You just run the command **Insert Sequences** (`extension.insertseq`), [then type what you want in square brackets, separated by commas](https://github.com/volkerdobler/insertseq#inline-lists-own-sequences):

`[blue, green, lightblue]`

This extension can also do other things like insert ranges of numbers and letters, with optional formatting. The default is to insert numbers, one for each cursor.

_Note: I also posted this solution [on Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/79991757/4518341)._