How do I turn on text wrapping by default in VS Code - visual-studio-code

Question

Usually when I use VS Code, very first thing I do on new document is command: "Toggle Word Wrap" or Alt+Z. I tried looking into User Settings, but I didn't find any relevant entries. Is there some way to have text wrapping 'on' for every document by default?

Answer 1

The setting is now "editor.wordWrap": "on", which should be set to "on" (the default value is "off").
Switching to "on" activates word wrap on all documents in Visual Studio Code.
See the release notes about Word Wrap changes for more info.

Answer 2

Version 1.32.3
If you don't want to edit any files you can just turn it on under user settings:
Code > Preferences > Settings > Text Editor
Type "wordwrap" in the search or scroll to bottom of the list just before the cursor section. You'll see it as "Word Wrap / Controls how lines should wrap."

Answer 3

Have a look at the setting editor.wrappingColumn (see the docs for more information)
Update 2017-04-06:
Recently the setting changed (see here) to editor.wordWrap with several options:
We therefore decided to deprecate editor.wrappingColumn (with its -1,
0, >0 cases) in favor of editor.wordWrap.
Here are the new word wrap options:
editor.wordWrap: "off" - Lines will never wrap.
editor.wordWrap: "on" - Lines will wrap at viewport width.
editor.wordWrap: "wordWrapColumn" - Lines will wrap at the value of editor.wordWrapColumn.
editor.wordWrap: "bounded" - Lines will wrap at the minimum of viewport width and the value of editor.wordWrapColumn.

Answer 4

In 2020, here are simple steps to do it.
Click on 'File' on the top menu.
Click on 'Preferences' --> 'Settings'.
Scroll a little bit until you find 'Editor: Word Wrap'.
Click on the dropdown menu and choose 'on'.
Done. Settings will be saved by default.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

So easy. This solution worked for me.
Click on 'File' on the top menu.
Click on 'Preferences' --> 'Settings'.
Search Word Wrap in the search box then you will see Editor: Word Wrap.
Click on the dropdown menu and choose 'on'.
It will definitely work.
Thank You.

Answer 6

Firstly go to the setting-> the search on search box word wrap-> then on the word wrap option.

Answer 7

Open User Settings Json and add ( As shown in the image below)
"editor.wordWrap": "on",

Answer 8

Press ctrl + , from the keyboard.
This will take you to the settings tab.
Type word wrap in the search tab.
Click on Editor: Word Wrap drop down.
Select on.
You are done.
See the image and follow the red boxes.

Answer 9

caw5v's answer mentions that word wrapping would not work if accessibility is on.
But that will change with VSCode 1.73 (Oct. 2022):
We disable word wrap when accessibility is turned on.
I would remove this limitation due to three reasons
User feedback
Now the status bar is accessible and Ctrl + g announces line number so it is much easier to figure out what line you are on
WordWrap is off by default if the user turns it on he or she should be aware of it
This is now the new policy available today in VSCode Insiders:
If you activate Word Wrap, it will be active even if Accessibility mode is on.

Answer 10

For those still having issues, make sure to check if 'Accessibility Support' is on. While "on" word wrapping can be disabled if a screen reader is detected.
settings > user&workspace > accessibility support
This worked for me. I run two additional monitors, however, I use an m1 macbookpro so support for two monitors is not available. To solve this I use a displaylink connection. Vscode appears to identify my displaylink connection as an accessibility screen reader.