Dictionary
Passes the specified list of key-value pairs to the next action as a dictionary.
Special characters
Contains a dictionary of names and symbols that, when passed into Choose From List, becomes selectable – for whichever option is chosen, the corresponding symbol will be passed out and copied to the clipboard.
Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Remove list elements
Scrapes out any list elements like dashes, asterisks, or double brackets so you’re left with only new lines of text.
Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Remove empty lines
Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Special%20characters
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Special%20characters
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Special characters”
end tell
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