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Bluebook Signals

Zotero 7/9 plugin that adds a signal picker to the citation-dialog prefix field. While the prefix field is focused, press Ctrl+S to open a menu of Bluebook signals and insert the chosen one.

Install

Download Bluebook_Signals_v3.0.0.xpi and install it via Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear menu → Install Plugin From File.

Usage

1. Open the Add Citation dialog in your word processor.
2. Search for and select a citation.
3. Click into the Prefix field.
4. Press Ctrl+S to open the signal picker.
5. Select a signal to insert it into the prefix.

Included Signals

e.g.,, accord, see, see also, see, e.g.,, cf., contra, but see, see generally

Credits

Original author: Frank Bennett. Updated for Zotero 9 by Dan Epps, 2026.