Smart Keys

Use this page to enable or disable specific smart keys and to define which actions you want to be invoked automatically.

Item	Description
Home moves caret to first non-whitespace character	When this checkbox is selected, on pressing `Home`, the caret is positioned at the first non-whitespace character of the current line. Pressing `Home` subsequently moves the caret from the Smart Home position to the first column and back.
End on blank line moves caret to indent position	When this checkbox is selected, on pressing `End` in an empty line, the caret is positioned with the indent, which WebStorm assumes to be reasonable in the current code point (indentation is based on the current Code Style Settings).
Insert pair brackets (), [], {}, <>	Select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically add a closing bracket for each typed opening bracket, respectively.
Insert pair quote	Select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically add a closing single or double quote for each typed opening single or double quote, respectively.
Reformat block on typing "}"	If this checkbox is selected, then, on typing the closing curly brace, the enclosed code block is reformatted automatically, if the formatting of this code block does not match the selected code style.
Use 'CamelHumps' words	Select this checkbox to have WebStorm discern separate words within CamelHump names. Words within a name should start with a capital letter or an underscore. This option impacts some editor actions, for example: Caret Move `Ctrl+Right`/ `Ctrl+Left` Caret Move with Selection (`Ctrl+Shift+Right`/ `Ctrl+Shift+Left`) Select Word at Caret `Ctrl+W` Delete to Word Start/End (`Ctrl+Backspace` and `Ctrl+Delete` respectively) Double-clicking (if Honor "CamelHumps" word settings when selecting using double click is enabled).
Honor "CamelHumps" word settings when selecting using double-click	Select this checkbox to have WebStorm invoke the CamelHumps selection when words are selected by double-clicking. This feature works only if the Use 'CamelHumps' words option is enabled.
Surround selection on typing quote or brace	If this checkbox is selected, the selected text on typing a quote, double-quote or brace, will be surrounded with these characters. If this checkbox is not selected, then the typed quotes, double-quotes or braces will replace the selection.
Add multiple carets on double `Ctrl` with arrow keys	If this checkbox is selected, then: pressing `Ctrl` plus up/down arrow keys leads to creating multiple carets. pressing `Ctrl` plus left/right arrow keys or Home/End leads to creating a selection. For more information, see the Multicursor section.
Jump outside closing bracket/quote with Tab when typing	If this checkbox is selected, pressing `Tab` when typing inside brackets/quotes will move the caret outside the closing bracket/quote. If this checkbox is not selected, pressing `Tab` will insert the `Tab` character. Note that this only works on initial typing: during subsequent editing, pressing `Tab` inside brackets/quotes will insert the `Tab` character.
Enter	Use this area to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Enter`. Smart indent: select this checkbox to have WebStorm add a new line and position the caret at it, with the indent that WebStorm assumes to be reasonable in the current point of code (indentation is based on the current Code Style settings). If the checkbox is cleared, upon pressing `Enter` in a blank line, WebStorm adds a new line and positions the caret at the current non-space character column. Insert pair '}': select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically position a closing brace `}` at the proper column when `Enter` is pressed in an empty line. In this case WebStorm seeks backward for the nearest unclosed opening brace `{` and places the closing one at the corresponding indentation level. Insert documentation comment stub: this checkbox defines the behavior on pressing `Enter` after the opening documentation comment. This functionality works only for JavaScript, Java, Groovy, and Swift. If this checkbox is selected, WebStorm generates a documentation comment stub. For the function comments, this stub contains the required tags (`@param` tags for each parameter declared in the signature, and `@return`). Refer to, JSDoc comments for details. If this checkbox is not selected, only the closing part of the comment is generated.
Unindent on Backspace	Use this list to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Backspace` key. The available options are: Disabled: pressing `Backspace` returns the caret by one position at a time. To nearest indent position To proper indentation
Reformat on paste	Use this list to specify how to place pasted code blocks. The available options are: None: the pasted code is inserted at the caret location as plain text without any reformatting or indenting. Indent Block: the pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings, but its inner structure is not changed. Indent Each Line: each line of the pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings. Reformat Block: the pasted code block is reformatted according to the current Code Style Settings. This feature is applicable to lines that contain the trailing line feed characters.

HTML/CSS

Use this page to configure the editor behavior for HTML, XML, and CSS.

Item	Description
XML/HTML	In this area, define the actions to be invoked automatically when editing XML or HTML code. Insert closing tag on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically insert a closing XML or HTML tag upon entering the corresponding opening one. Insert required attributes on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with all mandatory attributes of the typed tag. Insert required subtags on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with all mandatory subtags. Start attribute on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with the first mandatory attribute of the typed tag. Add quotes for attribute value on typing '=': select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically add quotes for the value of the attribute that you are currently typing. Auto-close tag on typing '</': select this checkbox to automatically add a closing tag after entering </. Clear this checkbox to turn off such auto-completion. Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing: When this checkbox is selected and you edit an opening tag the corresponding closing tag is automatically changed accordingly. If this checkbox is cleared, editing the opening tag does not affect the closing tag which remains unchanged. As a result, the opening and closing tags do not match and the entire construct is underlined as erroneous. The Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing checkbox controls the behaviour of WebStorm in the following contexts: HTML files HTML injections within JavaScript code HTML with Handlebars/Mustache templates Handlebars/Mustache template files with the extension .hbs XML, XHTML files DTD files JSX files
CSS	In this area, define the selection of CSS identifiers/classes: Select whole CSS identifier on double-click: if this checkbox is selected, double-click a CSS identifier or class name selects the entire name up to the prefix: If this checkbox is not selected, double-click a CSS identifier or class name selects a portion of a name up to the nearest hyphens:

Item

Description

XML/HTML

In this area, define the actions to be invoked automatically when editing XML or HTML code.

Insert closing tag on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically insert a closing XML or HTML tag upon entering the corresponding opening one.
Insert required attributes on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with all mandatory attributes of the typed tag.
Insert required subtags on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with all mandatory subtags.
Start attribute on tag completion: select this checkbox to have WebStorm display a template with the first mandatory attribute of the typed tag.
Add quotes for attribute value on typing '=': select this checkbox to have WebStorm automatically add quotes for the value of the attribute that you are currently typing.
Auto-close tag on typing '</': select this checkbox to automatically add a closing tag after entering </. Clear this checkbox to turn off such auto-completion.
Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing: When this checkbox is selected and you edit an opening tag the corresponding closing tag is automatically changed accordingly.
If this checkbox is cleared, editing the opening tag does not affect the closing tag which remains unchanged. As a result, the opening and closing tags do not match and the entire construct is underlined as erroneous.
The Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing checkbox controls the behaviour of WebStorm in the following contexts:
- HTML files
- HTML injections within JavaScript code
- HTML with Handlebars/Mustache templates
- Handlebars/Mustache template files with the extension .hbs
- XML, XHTML files
- DTD files
- JSX files

CSS

In this area, define the selection of CSS identifiers/classes:

Select whole CSS identifier on double-click: if this checkbox is selected, double-click a CSS identifier or class name selects the entire name up to the prefix:

If this checkbox is not selected, double-click a CSS identifier or class name selects a portion of a name up to the nearest hyphens:

JSON

Use this page to configure the editor behavior for JSON.

Item	Description
JSON	The settings in this area control automatic adding of commas, quotes, and whitespaces in JSON context in compliance with the JSON syntax.

JavaScript

Use this page to configure the editor behavior for JavaScript.

Item Description

Start template string interpolation on typing '$' Select this checkbox to insert expressions with normal strings after the $ sign. See Expression interpolation for details.

Escape text on paste in string literals

Item	Description
Start template string interpolation on typing '$'	Select this checkbox to insert expressions with normal strings after the `$` sign. See Expression interpolation for details.
Escape text on paste in string literals	By default, WebStorm automatically inserts backslash escape symbols (`\`) when you paste text into a JavaScript string. Clear the checkbox to suppress automatic text escaping.
Convert attributes when pasting HTML to JSX files	By default, when you copy a piece of HTML code with class attributes or on-event handlers and paste it into JSX, WebStorm automatically replaces these attributes with React-specific ones (`className`, `onClick`, `onChange`, and so on.) To copy HTML code to JSX "as is", clear the checkbox or use Paste Simple `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V`.

By default, WebStorm automatically inserts backslash escape symbols (\) when you paste text into a JavaScript string. Clear the checkbox to suppress automatic text escaping.

Convert attributes when pasting HTML to JSX files

By default, when you copy a piece of HTML code with class attributes or on-event handlers and paste it into JSX, WebStorm automatically replaces these attributes with React-specific ones (className, onClick, onChange, and so on.)

To copy HTML code to JSX "as is", clear the checkbox or use Paste Simple Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V.

Yaml

Use this page to configure the editor behavior for Yaml.

Item	Description
Auto expand key sequences upon paste	With this option selected, WebStorm properly formats key sequences when you paste them from the clipboard. For example, the `key2.anoher_key` sequence pasted from the clipboard will be displayed with the correct hierarchy.

Last modified: 09 August 2021