How to format code in Visual Studio Code on Windows

If it's for JavaScript, JSON, CSS, Sass, and HTML, there no better way than the Beautify extension. It is simple and very useful!

Once installed the way you do it are described here with good illustrations (to avoid content duplication): How can I format PHP files with HTML markup in Visual Studio Code?

For others languages, you add the appropriate extensions and you can set keybinding (you need to get the appropriate command to execute, and add the keybinding to keybindings.json). I have explained that in the link above. Always read well the documentation of the extensions. There you can find all the possible configurations and so.

For specific languages you can search via Visual Studio Code in the extension marketplace. Enter just Beautify and you will see all the different Beautify extensions for the different languages. Also you can use formatting format formatter keywords, like PHP formatting and so.

Also, you can use the integrated formatting tool of Visual Studio Code. Mostly by clicking right and selecting formatting document, you can also format just a selection.

Here is the shortcut for formatting the whole document:

• On Windows: Alt + Shift + F
• On Mac: Shift + Option + F
• On Ubuntu: Ctrl + Shift + I

Formatting any document in Visual Studio Code requires one to install a formatter plugin, like Prettier - Code formatted by Esben Petersen.

• Install the plugin: Prettier - Code formatter from the Extensions window in Visual Studio Code.

  • You can open the extensions window from the left aligned sidebar or simply by pressing Ctrl + Shift + X

• Post installation, from the required page you can try the below

  • Right click and choose Format Document; or
  • Try Alt+Shift+F on Windows

The document should now be properly formatted.

• PS: You can set "Prettier - Code formatted" as the default formatter for Visual Studio Code by performing the following:
  • Open Settings by pressing Ctrl + , and search for editor.defaultFormatter. Choose esbenp.prettier-vscode from the list and Save. By default, now formatting any document with the above steps will use Prettier as the default formatter.