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Applies to:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio for Mac
Visual Studio Code
You can set and clear the
Word wrap
option. When this option is set, the portion of a long line that extends beyond the current width of the Code Editor window is displayed on the next line. When this option is cleared—for example, to facilitate the use of line numbering—you can scroll to the right to see the ends of long lines.
This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see
Source editor: Word wrap
.
To set word wrap preferences
On the Visual Studio menu bar, select
Tools
>
Options
.
Select
Text Editor
>
All Languages
>
General
to set this option globally.
— or —
Select
Text Editor
, select the folder that matches the programming language you're using, and then select the
General
folder. For example, select
Text Editor
>
C#
>
General
.
Under
Settings
, select or clear the
Word wrap
option.
When the
Word wrap
option is selected, the
Show visual glyphs for word wrap
option is enabled.
The
Show visual glyphs for Word Wrap
option displays a return-arrow indicator where a long line wraps onto a second line. These reminder arrows are not added to your code; they are for display purposes only.
Known issues
If you're familiar with word wrap in Notepad++, Sublime Text, or Visual Studio Code (also known as VS Code), be aware of the following issues where Visual Studio behaves differently to other editors:
Triple click doesn't select whole line
Pressing End key twice doesn't move cursor to end of line
See also
Features of the code editor
