Configure vscode json formatting spaces

Question

I would like to configure the vscode to format my JSON objects with 2 spaces of indent, not 4 as it does by default. How can I do this?

See http://stackoverflow.com/a/42118981/2631715 - instead of `[python]` you should be able to use `[json]`. — Gama11, Feb 08 '17 at 18:12
Thanks. Looks like JSON is subject to the same limitations described in http://stackoverflow.com/a/42118981/6139071 — Justin Holmes, Feb 08 '17 at 21:47

zeljko_a · Answer 1 · 2018-08-16T10:30:46.827

26

Paste in this lines in settings.json in VSCode, and you're all set:

"[json]": {
  "editor.insertSpaces": true,
  "editor.tabSize": 2
}

edited Aug 16 '18 at 10:30

answered Feb 22 '18 at 05:54

zeljko_a

@JonathanPool I do not know why. I ti works for project settings.json in `.vscode/settings.json` and in global settings.json `~/.config/Code/User/settings.json` – zeljko_a May 16 '20 at 10:26

Shaun Luttin · Answer 2 · 2017-02-09T03:12:45.800

3

Install the editor config plugin.

ext install EditorConfig

Add an .editorconfig file to your project root with the following:

[*.json]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 2

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