Indent/format code in Visual Studio code on MAC

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i'm trying to indent my code in visual studio code. I searched and i found that ctrl + F + K should be work, but it doesn't. I tried cmd + k + f too, but it still not working. I hope you can help me!

Close, but it is not exactly cmd + k + f (not all 3 keys at the same time), see my answer below for the exact combination. — auspicious99, Jun 04 '20 at 10:11
In VS4Mac 2019, there are three shortcuts configurations: VS for Mac (native), VS for Windows and VS Code. It prompts to select one of three scheme right after the installation. That is why the answers below are different and confusing; as each one is covering different scheme, without specifying which one. VS for Mac's native shortcut to format document is mentioned in Tim Cuculic's answer: `Control + i`, but if you had VS for Windows scheme selected, it won't work (then I think the shortcut is `Control + Shift + F`). — vulcan raven, Nov 25 '20 at 23:11

seN · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-21T19:31:15.017

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Updated December 21, 2017: as pointed out by Fabio, on mac it should be: ⌘ + ]

On Windows: indent control is ctrl + ]

A good way to find commands is by navigating to: Code -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts

Also, the Visual Studio Code team provided those handy shortcut pdfs:

Another helpful command to achieve this might be: shift + option + f which is auto format.

edited Dec 21 '17 at 19:31

answered Feb 03 '16 at 21:55

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On Mac it will be `⌘` `]` (not control) – Fabio Dec 20 '17 at 23:29
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This only indents the code, it doesn't actually format it. option+shift+F doesn't do it either – Pablo Apr 06 '18 at 19:32
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on mac it's option-shift-F – Sam Joseph Jul 24 '18 at 09:33

score 39 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 15 '20 at 15:01

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The shortcut is: Alt + Shift + F

edited Nov 15 '20 at 15:01

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answered Sep 17 '18 at 12:58

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score 26 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 06 '19 at 05:59

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The shortcut to format code on Visual Studio for Mac Community Edition is Ctrl + i

answered Mar 06 '19 at 05:59

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As of Feb 2021 this does not appear to work, option + shift + f works – Mark Feb 23 '21 at 18:30
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@Mark's answer worked for me – Alex Vargas Mar 23 '21 at 21:29

score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 09 '18 at 19:16

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The shortcut to align code in MAC is : Option/ALT + Shift + F.

answered Oct 09 '18 at 19:16

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score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 16:50

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Visual Studio for Mac Community Edition v 7.5.4 code format is: ^ I

answered Jul 31 '18 at 16:50

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered May 19 '20 at 08:26

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The shortcut is:

Option Shift F

answered May 19 '20 at 08:26

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 28 '20 at 10:42

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On Visual Studio for Mac Version 8.7

Select the code and go Edit -> Format -> Format Document

answered Oct 28 '20 at 10:42

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auspicious99 · Answer 8 · 2020-06-04T10:09:53.833

(edited on 4th June 2020: the answer below still remains the same, in version 1.45.0, 7 May 2020)

For visual studio code version 1.36.1 (2019)

visual studio code version 1.36.1 (2019)

To auto-format the selection, use ⌘K ⌘F (the trick is that this is to be done in sequence, ⌘K first, followed by ⌘F).

auto-format selection or document

To just indent (shift right) without auto-formatting, i.e., blindly indent, use ⌘]

indent options

As indicated in Visual Studio Code's Keyboard Shortcuts (⌘K ⌘S, or from the menu as shown below)

keyboard shortcuts

Indent/format code in Visual Studio code on MAC

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