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Playground `Ctrl + /` shortcut should support the new comments in tags

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#1,898 opened on Mar 28, 2026

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Description

https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/17671

When I press Ctrl + /, I get this.

Expected

<input
	// bind:value={name}
/>

Actual

<input
	<!-- bind:value={name}  -->
/>

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Research direction
Find the keyboard shortcut handler for Ctrl+/ in the playground code and modify it to insert '//' comment syntax for HTML tags instead of HTML comments.
Tech stack
sveltejavascripttypescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Fresh
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Clear
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Git
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80