VS Code shortcut to add delimiters to selected words

Question

I am using quarto on VS Code, and need a keyboard shortcut to add delimiters to a selected word or words. For instance, considering the words

thank you

the keyboard shortcut should return

`thank you`

Answer 1

define the following key binding

{
  "key": "ctrl+k ctrl+i",  // or any other combo
  "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
  "when": "editorTextFocus",
  "args": {
    "snippet": "`${TM_SELECTED_TEXT}`$0"
  }
}

Select the text and press key binding.