diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9de2819..35a9dc7 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -129,8 +129,33 @@
 (setq focus-follows-mouse nil)
 
 (require 'pomodoro)
-;; (require 'key-chord)
-;; (key-chord-mode 1)
+
+(defun add-delimiter (delim-begin delim-end r-begin r-end)
+  "Add the pair of delimiters given in delim at the ends of the region if it is activated"
+  (interactive "cBegin delimiter: \ncEnd delimiter: \nr")
+  (if (use-region-p)
+    (progn
+      (save-excursion
+      (goto-char r-end) (insert delim-end)
+      (goto-char r-begin) (insert delim-begin)))
+    (insert delim-begin delim-end)))
+
+(defun add-curlybrackets-delimiter (r-begin r-end)
+  "Add a pair {} at the boundary of the current region if activated"
+  (interactive "r")
+  (add-delimiter "{" "}" r-begin r-end))
+
+(defun add-dollar-delimiter (r-begin r-end)
+  "Add a pair {} at the boundary of the current region if activated"
+  (interactive "r")
+  (add-delimiter "$" "$" r-begin r-end))
+
+(require 'key-chord)
+(key-chord-mode 1)
+(setq key-chord-two-keys-delay 0.05)
+(key-chord-define-global "{}"  'add-curlybrackets-delimiter)
+(key-chord-define-global "4r"  "$")
+(key-chord-define-global "$%"  'add-dollar-delimiter)
 
 (global-set-key (kbd "M-[") 'previous-buffer)
 (global-set-key (kbd "M-]") 'next-buffer)