Tabs to Spaces

Online tool for replacing tab characters with spaces and configuring indent size.

Обработка выполняется локально в браузере. Данные не отправляются на сервер.

For this tool, processing runs locally in your browser and data is not sent to the server.

Tabs to Spaces is a free online tool for replacing tab characters with spaces and converting text to a spaces-only indentation style. You can choose tab size, set a custom space count, and preserve visual alignment by tab position. Processing runs locally in your browser and data is not sent to the server.

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How to use

Paste code, a config file, table, or multiline text containing tab characters.
Choose tab size: 2, 4, 8 spaces, or a custom value.
If needed, enable position-aware conversion to preserve visual alignment.
Copy the result and use it in a project, editor, commit, documentation file, or config.

More about this tool

This tool replaces tab characters with spaces and helps convert code or text to a spaces-only style. You can choose tab size, set a custom number of spaces, and account for tab position in a line to preserve visual alignment. The service is useful for code, configuration files, documentation, tables, and projects where tabs are discouraged or a unified indentation style is required.

Runs in the browser
Data is not sent to the server
Replaces tabs with spaces
Tab size can be configured
Useful for code, configs, and documentation
Helps maintain a spaces-only style
No registration required

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Tabs to Spaces do?

It replaces tab characters with spaces using the selected indent size. This is useful for code, configs, and text that needs a unified space-based style.

Which tab size should I choose?

2 or 4 spaces are the most common choices. Some older projects, tables, or special style guides use 8 spaces.

What does "respect line position" mean?

In this mode, a tab is replaced not with a fixed number of spaces but with enough spaces to reach the next tab stop position, which helps preserve visual alignment.

Is this tool suitable for code?

Yes. It is convenient for JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Python, YAML, configs, and other files when you need to replace tabs with spaces without full code formatting.

Does the service format code automatically?

No. The tool only replaces tabs with spaces. For code formatting, use separate HTML, CSS, JS, SQL, JSON, or other dedicated formatters.

Can I convert spaces back to tabs?

For the reverse task, use the separate Spaces to Tabs tool. This service works only in the tabs-to-spaces direction.

Is my data sent to the server?

No. Text is processed locally in your browser and is not sent to the server.

Do I need to register?

No. The tool works immediately and does not require registration.

More about this tool

Runs in the browser
Data is not sent to the server
Replaces tabs with spaces
Tab size can be configured
Useful for code, configs, and documentation
Helps maintain a spaces-only style
No registration required

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Tabs to Spaces do?

It replaces tab characters with spaces using the selected indent size. This is useful for code, configs, and text that needs a unified space-based style.

Which tab size should I choose?

2 or 4 spaces are the most common choices. Some older projects, tables, or special style guides use 8 spaces.

What does "respect line position" mean?

In this mode, a tab is replaced not with a fixed number of spaces but with enough spaces to reach the next tab stop position, which helps preserve visual alignment.

Is this tool suitable for code?

Yes. It is convenient for JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Python, YAML, configs, and other files when you need to replace tabs with spaces without full code formatting.

Does the service format code automatically?

No. The tool only replaces tabs with spaces. For code formatting, use separate HTML, CSS, JS, SQL, JSON, or other dedicated formatters.

Can I convert spaces back to tabs?

For the reverse task, use the separate Spaces to Tabs tool. This service works only in the tabs-to-spaces direction.

Is my data sent to the server?

No. Text is processed locally in your browser and is not sent to the server.

Do I need to register?

No. The tool works immediately and does not require registration.