# JuliaFormatter.jl set tab indent by default

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaformatter-jl-set-tab-indent-by-default/87499>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, formatting, indent\
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaformatter-jl-set-tab-indent-by-default/87499 "2022-09-19T23:38:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![monty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/monty/32/44234_2.png) [@monty](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/monty)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaformatter-jl-set-tab-indent-by-default/87499/1 "2022-09-19T23:38:36Z")

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How to force JuliaFormatter.jl to use tab indent by default? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![cos4ni2s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cos4ni2s/32/219446_2.png) [@cos4ni2s](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cos4ni2s)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaformatter-jl-set-tab-indent-by-default/87499/2 "2025-12-06T00:23:56Z")

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It’s unfortunately impossible