How to show full long line in visual studio code (word wrap off)

Question

I want to be able to view complete long line (on a single line) in visual studio code. The editor is terminating the line with ... at the end.

I can press the End key to move to the last column of the line but its not visible in the viewport.

Is there any option to be able to view complete long lines like we can in Sublime Text or Notepad++?

Mihai Chelaru · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-02T17:27:36.337

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The answer is in this GitHub issue:

The current recommendation is to turn on word wrapping if the intent is to edit past the 10k limit or change the limit via the "hidden" setting "editor.stopRenderingLineAfter" which is equal to 10000 by default, but which can be changed to -1 to never stop rendering. But then freezes/lagging might occur.

In other words, use CTRL + SHIFT + P to open up the Command Palette, select Preferences: Open Settings (JSON), and add the following line:

"editor.stopRenderingLineAfter" : -1

If you want to set a hard limit just change the -1 to whatever number of characters you want. Note that you might still get wrapping happening if you haven't disabled it, which you can toggle with ALT + Z or using the other methods mentioned in this Stack Overflow post.

edited Jan 02 '20 at 17:27

answered Jun 14 '18 at 17:44

Mihai Chelaru

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I'm not getting the toknization errors if I turn off this setting: "editor.largeFileOptimizations": false – Peheje Jun 26 '19 at 11:28
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Pressing CTRL + , does not allow adding a new line because it does not lead to a text file, instead it leads to GUI settings. – Preza8 Jan 02 '20 at 16:49
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@Preza8 That's a good point. Since I posted this answer, the User settings UI has changed and it looks like you can't even search for this setting in there. As such, it would be better to use the command palette and open up **Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)** and make the change there. – Mihai Chelaru Jan 02 '20 at 17:26
That's no longer supported, `largeFileOptimizations` did the trick for me – nikksan Aug 21 '20 at 08:58
@nikksan Do you have a link to an official source saying the feature's no longer supported? If not, can you explain a bit more? – Mihai Chelaru Aug 24 '20 at 13:38
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@MihaiChelaru I didn't read the full answer and assumed it was not supported when the IDE didn't recognize it. – nikksan Aug 26 '20 at 14:28
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It work, though it's gray in user's settings.json. – ahdung Jun 05 '21 at 01:11

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 16 '22 at 14:55

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Try using: alt + z

unwrapped code

wrapped code

edited Jun 16 '22 at 14:55

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answered Jun 16 '22 at 14:52

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this was my problem TYVM, idk why but suddenly every time I open VSC my code is wrapped. – Wak Jul 19 '22 at 07:46
Thank you. Better than messing with preferences for a one-off. – jprio Nov 07 '22 at 01:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 07 '21 at 09:10

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On version 1.41.1 you can set Editor: Word Wrap to on inside Preferences/Settings. To go to Settings, use Cmd + , in Mac and Ctrl + , in Windows.

answered Jan 07 '21 at 09:10

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This doesn't answer the question, which explicitly states "word wrap off." Turning on word wrap defeats the point. – Mihai Chelaru Feb 01 '21 at 19:23

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 01 '21 at 03:19

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In other words, use CTRL + SHIFT + P to open up the Command Palette, select Preferences: Open Settings (JSON), and add the following line:

"editor.wordWrap": "on"

answered Jun 01 '21 at 03:19

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the question asked solution for "word wrap off" – lastr2d2 Jun 01 '21 at 08:29

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