diff --git a/data/commands.json b/data/commands.json
index e99fa1f2f..d34d0cdb9 100644
--- a/data/commands.json
+++ b/data/commands.json
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
   },
   "lrparen":{
     "command":"left(",
-    "snippet":"left($0\\right)",
+    "snippet":"left(${1}\\right)${0}",
     "detail":"\\left( ... \\right)"
   },
   "lrbrack":{
     "command":"left[",
-    "snippet":"left[$0\\right]",
+    "snippet":"left[${1}\\right]${0}",
     "detail":"\\left[ ... \\right]"
   },
   "lrcurly":{
     "command":"left\\{",
-    "snippet":"left\\{$0\\right\\\\}",
+    "snippet":"left\\{${1}\\right\\\\}${0}",
     "detail":"\\left\\{ ... \\right\\}"
   },
   "frame":{
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
   },
   "latexinlinemath":{
     "command":"(",
-    "snippet":"(${0}\\)",
+    "snippet":"(${1}\\)${0}",
     "detail":"inline math \\( ... \\)"
   },
   "latexdisplaymath":{
     "command":"[",
-    "snippet":"[$0\\]",
+    "snippet":"[${1}\\]${0}",
     "detail":"display math \\[ ... \\]"
   },
   "curlybrackets":{
     "command":"{",
-    "snippet":"{$0\\\\}",
+    "snippet":"{${1}\\\\}${0}",
     "detail":"curly brackets \\{ ... \\}"
   },
   "title":{
@@ -591,5 +591,5 @@
     "command":"vec",
     "snippet":"vec{$1}"
   }
-  
+
 }
diff --git a/syntax/syntax.json b/syntax/syntax.json
index 26d2bf0a4..8bbb9961c 100644
--- a/syntax/syntax.json
+++ b/syntax/syntax.json
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 			"start": "^\\s*%\\s*#?region\\b.*",
 			"end": "^\\s*%\\s*#?endregion\\b.*"
 		}
-	}
+	},
+	"autoCloseBefore": ";:.,=}])>\\$` \n\t"
 }