<![CDATA[Use of tab for white space]]>Does anyone know how to set the tab character to perform white space instead of actual tab?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/15588/use-of-tab-for-white-spaceRSS for NodeFri, 17 Jul 2026 14:15:04 GMTTue, 10 Apr 2018 15:52:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Use of tab for white space on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:44:42 GMT]]>Thanks so much. I never thought to look in the language settings, I was always looking in the edit settings.

Happy Day!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/31569https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/31569Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:44:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Use of tab for white space on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:17:58 GMT]]>Settings > Preferences > Language, over in the Tab Settings.

  • Tab size : ___ => sets how many spaces.
  • ☑ Replace by space => will use spaces instead of tabs

This can actually be overridden on a per-language basis. So if you want it to default to spaces, select [Default] and check the box. Then, select the individual lanugages, then either choose ☑ Use default value, or uncheck ☐ Use default value and change the size and space settings for that language.

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