Visual Studio Code CSS Indentation and Formatting

VSCode Prettier not formatting CSS

try installing vscode-css-formatter extension. It just adds the functionality to format .

How to change indentation in Visual Studio Code?

You can change this in global User level or Workspace level.

Open the settings: Click the gear on the bottom left, then click Settings as shown below.

Then, do the following 2 changes: (type tabSize in the search bar)

1. Uncheck the checkbox of Detect Indentation
2. Change the tab size to be 2/4 (Although I strongly think 2 is correct for JS. Haha :))

How do you format code in Visual Studio Code (VSCode)?

The code formatting is available in Visual Studio Code through the following shortcuts:

• On Windows Shift + Alt + F
• On Mac Shift + Option + F
• On Linux Ctrl + Shift + I

Alternatively, you can find the shortcut, as well as other shortcuts, through the 'Command Palette' provided in the editor with Ctrl +Shift+ P (or Command + Shift + P on Mac), and then searching for format document.

For unsaved snippets

1. Open command palette (Win: F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P)

2. Find "Change Language Mode"

3. Select language e.g. json. By now syntax should be highlighted.

4. Format document (e.g. Open Command Palette -> "Format Document")

Unformat

1. Select text
2. Command Palette -> Join Lines

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Does Visual Studio Code have a builtin formatter for CSS?

See GH issue: [css] provide css formatter one is probably coming to v1.66 (it is in Insiders now).

and enable:

CSS > Format: Enable enable/disable the default css formatter, enabled is the default option

Other options:

CSS > Format: Newline Between Rules Separate rulesets by a blank line.

CSS > Format: Newline Between Selectors Separate selectors with a new line.

CSS > Format: Space Around Selector Separator Ensure a space character around selector separators '>', '+', '~' (e.g., a > b).

How can i format visual studio code to add an indented space between curly brackets in CSS when i hit enter?

To anyone who is facing this problem in VSCode. This feature is not related to any extension, not Prettier or any other extension. What you have to do to fix this bug is:

1. Go to the settings
2. Search for Folding Strategy and choose the Auto option
3. Then enable Folding

It adds that indentation in both HTML and CSS

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