Indentation

Last modified: 24 February 2025

Indentation settings are configured for every programming language separately.

GoLand displays the indentation information in the status bar. So, if your project has files of different types, the easiest way of learning the current indentation style and accessing the corresponding settings is to use the Indentation widget.

Indentation widget

Since indentation is configured separately for each programming language, the number of indentations displayed may vary between opened items. To view the indentation in the status bar, open a file containing the relevant code in the editor.

Configure indentation style

In GoLand, you can configure indents in code style schemes or in .editorconfig files.

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To be able to use EditorConfig in your project, the EditorConfig plugin must be enabled.

Open indentation settings in code style scheme

  1. Click the widget and select Configure Indents for Go.

    EditorConfig menu opened from the Indentation widget

  2. In the dialog that opens, you can change settings for tabs and indents and also configure other code style settings. Click OK.

  3. Reformat the necessary part of your project to apply new indentation settings.

Detect indents automatically

You can configure GoLand to detect the indentation style in the current file and use this style instead of the indents specified in the code style settings for a specific language.

Show indent guides in the editor

An indent guide is a faint vertical line that helps you see the indentation levels of your code. You can enable indent guides in settings:

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