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About Text Indentation Tool
The Code & Text Indentation Reformatter converts between Tabs and Spaces (2 spaces, 4 spaces, 8 spaces), increases/decreases indentation levels, removes leading whitespace, and fixes mixed tab/space indentation errors.
How to Use Text Indentation Tool
Step 1
Paste your code or text into the reformatter.
Step 2
Select your target indentation style (e.g. 2 Spaces or Tabs).
Step 3
Click "Reformat Indentation".
Step 4
Click "Copy Result".
Practical Use Cases for Text Indentation Tool
Converting Tabs to Spaces (2 vs 4 Spaces)
Standardize source code stylesheets across teams by converting 4-space indentations or tabs into clean 2-space modern web formatting.
Fixing Python Mixed Tab and Space Indentation Errors
Eliminate dreaded Python `TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation` by normalizing all indentations.
Input & Output Examples
Converting 4-Space Indents to 2 Spaces
Code: function test() {\n return true;\n}Re-indented (2 Spaces): function test() {\n return true;\n}Key Features & Performance
- ✓Converts Tabs to Spaces and Spaces to Tabs.
- ✓Configurable indent widths: 2 spaces, 4 spaces, or 8 spaces.
- ✓Batch Increase Indent (`>>`) or Decrease Indent (`<<`) across all lines.
- ✓Strip Leading Whitespace mode to completely un-indent code blocks.
- ✓100% Client-Side memory execution.
- ✓1-Click Copy re-indented text.
Key Terminology & Definitions
Tab vs Space Indentation
The long-standing debate in programming regarding whether indentation should use literal tab characters (`\t`) or fixed sequences of space characters.
Dedent (Un-indent)
Removing a uniform amount of leading indentation whitespace from each line in a block of code.