`indent`

There are several common guidelines which require specific indentation of nested blocks and statements, like:

function hello(indentSize, type) {
    if (indentSize === 4 && type !== 'tab') {
        console.log('Each next indentation will increase on 4 spaces');
    }
}

These are the most common scenarios recommended in different style guides:

Two spaces, not longer and no tabs: Google, npm, Node.js, Idiomatic, Felix
Tabs: jQuery
Four spaces: Crockford

Rule Details

This rule enforces a consistent indentation style. The default style is 4 spaces.

Options

This rule has a mixed option:

For example, for 2-space indentation:

json

{
    "indent": ["error", 2]
}

Or for tabbed indentation:

json

{
    "indent": ["error", "tab"]
}

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: "error"*/

if (a) {
  
b=c;
  
function foo(d) {
    
e=f;
  
}
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the default options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: "error"*/

if (a) {
    b=c;
    function foo(d) {
        e=f;
    }
}

correct

This rule has an object option:

"ignoredNodes" can be used to disable indentation checking for any AST node. This accepts an array of selectors. If an AST node is matched by any of the selectors, the indentation of tokens which are direct children of that node will be ignored. This can be used as an escape hatch to relax the rule if you disagree with the indentation that it enforces for a particular syntactic pattern.
"SwitchCase" (default: 0) enforces indentation level for case clauses in switch statements
"VariableDeclarator" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for var declarators; can also take an object to define separate rules for var, let and const declarations. It can also be "first", indicating all the declarators should be aligned with the first declarator.
"outerIIFEBody" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for file-level IIFEs. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for file-level IIFEs.
"MemberExpression" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for multi-line property chains. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for MemberExpression indentation.
"FunctionDeclaration" takes an object to define rules for function declarations.
- parameters (default: 1) enforces indentation level for parameters in a function declaration. This can either be a number indicating indentation level, or the string "first" indicating that all parameters of the declaration must be aligned with the first parameter. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for FunctionDeclaration parameters.
- body (default: 1) enforces indentation level for the body of a function declaration.
"FunctionExpression" takes an object to define rules for function expressions.
- parameters (default: 1) enforces indentation level for parameters in a function expression. This can either be a number indicating indentation level, or the string "first" indicating that all parameters of the expression must be aligned with the first parameter. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for FunctionExpression parameters.
- body (default: 1) enforces indentation level for the body of a function expression.
"StaticBlock" takes an object to define rules for class static blocks.
- body (default: 1) enforces indentation level for the body of a class static block.
"CallExpression" takes an object to define rules for function call expressions.
- arguments (default: 1) enforces indentation level for arguments in a call expression. This can either be a number indicating indentation level, or the string "first" indicating that all arguments of the expression must be aligned with the first argument. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for CallExpression arguments.
"ArrayExpression" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for elements in arrays. It can also be set to the string "first", indicating that all the elements in the array should be aligned with the first element. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for array elements.
"ObjectExpression" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for properties in objects. It can be set to the string "first", indicating that all properties in the object should be aligned with the first property. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for object properties.
"ImportDeclaration" (default: 1) enforces indentation level for import statements. It can be set to the string "first", indicating that all imported members from a module should be aligned with the first member in the list. This can also be set to "off" to disable checking for imported module members.
"flatTernaryExpressions": true (false by default) requires no indentation for ternary expressions which are nested in other ternary expressions.
"offsetTernaryExpressions": true (false by default) requires indentation for values of ternary expressions.
"offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions": true (true by default), handles an edge case for call expressions nested in ternary. It's only effective when offsetTernaryExpressions is set to true.
"ignoreComments" (default: false) can be used when comments do not need to be aligned with nodes on the previous or next line.
"tabLength" (default: 4) when using tabbed indentation, the indentation used to calculate the insertion value of the template string

Level of indentation denotes the multiple of the indent specified. Example:

Indent of 4 spaces with VariableDeclarator set to 2 will indent the multi-line variable declarations with 8 spaces.
Indent of 2 spaces with VariableDeclarator set to 2 will indent the multi-line variable declarations with 4 spaces.
Indent of 2 spaces with VariableDeclarator set to {"var": 2, "let": 2, "const": 3} will indent the multi-line variable declarations with 4 spaces for var and let, 6 spaces for const statements.
Indent of tab with VariableDeclarator set to 2 will indent the multi-line variable declarations with 2 tabs.
Indent of 2 spaces with SwitchCase set to 0 will not indent case clauses with respect to switch statements.
Indent of 2 spaces with SwitchCase set to 1 will indent case clauses with 2 spaces with respect to switch statements.
Indent of 2 spaces with SwitchCase set to 2 will indent case clauses with 4 spaces with respect to switch statements.
Indent of tab with SwitchCase set to 2 will indent case clauses with 2 tabs with respect to switch statements.
Indent of 2 spaces with MemberExpression set to 0 will indent the multi-line property chains with 0 spaces.
Indent of 2 spaces with MemberExpression set to 1 will indent the multi-line property chains with 2 spaces.
Indent of 2 spaces with MemberExpression set to 2 will indent the multi-line property chains with 4 spaces.
Indent of 4 spaces with MemberExpression set to 0 will indent the multi-line property chains with 0 spaces.
Indent of 4 spaces with MemberExpression set to 1 will indent the multi-line property chains with 4 spaces.
Indent of 4 spaces with MemberExpression set to 2 will indent the multi-line property chains with 8 spaces.

tab

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "tab" option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", "tab"]*/

if (a) {
     
b=c;
function foo(d) {
           
e=f;
 
}
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "tab" option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", "tab"]*/

if (a) {
	b=c;
	function foo(d) {
		e=f;
	}
}

correct

ignoredNodes

The following configuration ignores the indentation of ConditionalExpression ("ternary expression") nodes:

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 4, { "ignoredNodes": ["ConditionalExpression"] } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ignoredNodes": ["ConditionalExpression"] }]*/

var a = foo
      ? bar
      : baz;

var a = foo
                ? bar
: baz;

correct

The following configuration ignores indentation in the body of IIFEs.

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 4, { "ignoredNodes": ["CallExpression > FunctionExpression.callee > BlockStatement.body"] } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ignoredNodes": ["CallExpression > FunctionExpression.callee > BlockStatement.body"] }]*/

(function() {

foo();
bar();

})();

correct

All AST node types can be found at ESTree specification. You can use AST Explorer with the espree parser to examine AST tree of a code snippet.

SwitchCase

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "SwitchCase": 1 } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "SwitchCase": 1 }]*/

switch(a){
case "a":
    break;
case "b":
    break;
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "SwitchCase": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "SwitchCase": 1 }]*/

switch(a){
  case "a":
    break;
  case "b":
    break;
}

correct

VariableDeclarator

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 1 } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 1 }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
    
b,
    
c;
let d,
    
e,
    
f;
const g = 1,
    
h = 2,
    
i = 3;

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 1 } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 1 }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
  b,
  c;
let d,
  e,
  f;
const g = 1,
  h = 2,
  i = 3;

correct

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 2 } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": 2 }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
    b,
    c;
let d,
    e,
    f;
const g = 1,
    h = 2,
    i = 3;

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": "first" } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": "first" }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
  
b,
  
c;
let d,
  
e,
  
f;
const g = 1,
  
h = 2,
  
i = 3;

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": "first" } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": "first" }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
    b,
    c;
let d,
    e,
    f;
const g = 1,
      h = 2,
      i = 3;

correct

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "VariableDeclarator": { "var": 2, "let": 2, "const": 3 } } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "VariableDeclarator": { "var": 2, "let": 2, "const": 3 } }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a,
    b,
    c;
let d,
    e,
    f;
const g = 1,
      h = 2,
      i = 3;

correct

outerIIFEBody

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the options 2, { "outerIIFEBody": 0 }:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "outerIIFEBody": 0 }]*/

(function() {

  
function foo(x) {
    
return x + 1;
  
}

})();

if (y) {
console.log('foo');
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the options 2, { "outerIIFEBody": 0 }:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "outerIIFEBody": 0 }]*/

(function() {

function foo(x) {
  return x + 1;
}

})();

if (y) {
  console.log('foo');
}

correct

Examples of correct code for this rule with the options 2, { "outerIIFEBody": "off" }:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "outerIIFEBody": "off" }]*/

(function() {

function foo(x) {
  return x + 1;
}

})();

(function() {

  function foo(x) {
    return x + 1;
  }

})();

if (y) {
  console.log('foo');
}

correct

MemberExpression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "MemberExpression": 1 } options:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "MemberExpression": 1 }]*/

foo
.bar
.baz()

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "MemberExpression": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "MemberExpression": 1 }]*/

foo
  .bar
  .baz();

correct

FunctionDeclaration

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} }]*/

function foo(bar,
  
baz,
  
qux) {
    
qux();
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} }]*/

function foo(bar,
    baz,
    qux) {
  qux();
}

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"parameters": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"FunctionDeclaration": {"parameters": "first"}}]*/

function foo(bar, baz,
  
qux, boop) {
  qux();
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionDeclaration": {"parameters": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"FunctionDeclaration": {"parameters": "first"}}]*/

function foo(bar, baz,
             qux, boop) {
  qux();
}

correct

FunctionExpression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} }]*/

var foo = function(bar,
  
baz,
  
qux) {
    
qux();
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"body": 1, "parameters": 2} }]*/

var foo = function(bar,
    baz,
    qux) {
  qux();
}

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"parameters": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"FunctionExpression": {"parameters": "first"}}]*/

var foo = function(bar, baz,
  
qux, boop) {
  qux();
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "FunctionExpression": {"parameters": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"FunctionExpression": {"parameters": "first"}}]*/

var foo = function(bar, baz,
                   qux, boop) {
  qux();
}

correct

StaticBlock

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 1} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 1} }]*/

class C {
  static {
      
foo();
  }
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 1} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 1} }]*/

class C {
  static {
    foo();
  }
}

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 2} }]*/

class C {
  static {
    
foo();
  }
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 2} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "StaticBlock": {"body": 2} }]*/

class C {
  static {
      foo();
  }
}

correct

CallExpression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": 1} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": 1} }]*/

foo(bar,
    
baz,
      
qux
);

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": 1} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": 1} }]*/

foo(bar,
  baz,
  qux
);

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"CallExpression": {"arguments": "first"}}]*/

foo(bar, baz,
  
baz, boop, beep);

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "CallExpression": {"arguments": "first"} } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"CallExpression": {"arguments": "first"}}]*/

foo(bar, baz,
    baz, boop, beep);

correct

ArrayExpression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "ArrayExpression": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "ArrayExpression": 1 }]*/

var foo = [
    
bar,
baz,
      
qux
];

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "ArrayExpression": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "ArrayExpression": 1 }]*/

var foo = [
  bar,
  baz,
  qux
];

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "ArrayExpression": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"ArrayExpression": "first"}]*/

var foo = [bar,
  
baz,
  
qux
];

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "ArrayExpression": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"ArrayExpression": "first"}]*/

var foo = [bar,
           baz,
           qux
];

correct

ObjectExpression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "ObjectExpression": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "ObjectExpression": 1 }]*/

var foo = {
    
bar: 1,
baz: 2,
      
qux: 3
};

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "ObjectExpression": 1 } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "ObjectExpression": 1 }]*/

var foo = {
  bar: 1,
  baz: 2,
  qux: 3
};

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "ObjectExpression": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"ObjectExpression": "first"}]*/

var foo = { bar: 1,
  
baz: 2 };

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "ObjectExpression": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, {"ObjectExpression": "first"}]*/

var foo = { bar: 1,
            baz: 2 };

correct

ImportDeclaration

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 4, { "ImportDeclaration": 1 } option (the default):

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ImportDeclaration": 1 }]*/

import { foo,
    bar,
    baz,
} from 'qux';

correct

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ImportDeclaration": 1 }]*/

import {
    foo,
    bar,
    baz,
} from 'qux';

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 4, { "ImportDeclaration": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ImportDeclaration": "first" }]*/

import { foo,
    
bar,
    
baz,
} from 'qux';

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 4, { "ImportDeclaration": "first" } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ImportDeclaration": "first" }]*/

import { foo,
         bar,
         baz,
} from 'qux';

correct

flatTernaryExpressions

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": false } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": false }]*/

var a =
    foo ? bar :
    
baz ? qux :
    
boop;

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the default 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": false } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": false }]*/

var a =
    foo ? bar :
        baz ? qux :
            boop;

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": true } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": true }]*/

var a =
    foo ? bar :
        
baz ? qux :
            
boop;

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": true } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "flatTernaryExpressions": true }]*/

var a =
    foo ? bar :
    baz ? qux :
    boop;

correct

offsetTernaryExpressions

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": false } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": false }]*/

condition
  ? () => {
      
return true
    
}
  : () => {
      
false
    
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the default 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": false } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": false }]*/

condition
  ? () => {
    return true
  }
  : condition2
    ? () => {
      return true
    }
    : () => {
      return false
    }

correct

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true }]*/

condition
  ? () => {
    
return true
  
}
  : condition2
    ? () => {
      
return true
    
}
    : () => {
      
return false
    
}

incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule with the 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true }]*/

condition
  ? () => {
      return true
    }
  : condition2
    ? () => {
        return true
      }
    : () => {
        return false
      }

correct

offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions

This option is only effective when offsetTernaryExpressions is set to true.

Since v2.12.0, we introduced a fix to call expressions handling inside ternary. With the new version, the rule now expect the following code to be correct:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true }]*/

condition
  ? gerUser({
      name: 'foo',
      age: 20,
    })
  : condition2
    ? gerUser({
        id: 'bar',
      })
    : undefined

correct

Due to the new fix introduced changes to some existing codebase, we introduced this offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions option to toggle the behaviors. It's set to true by default, where you can set it to false to use the previous behavior.

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 2, { "offsetTernaryExpressions": true, "offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions": false }]*/

condition
  ? gerUser({
    name: 'foo',
    age: 20,
  })
  : condition2
    ? gerUser({
      id: 'bar',
    })
    : undefined

correct

ignoreComments

Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the 4, { "ignoreComments": true } option:

/*eslint @stylistic/js/indent: ["error", 4, { "ignoreComments": true }] */

if (foo) {
    doSomething();

// comment intentionally de-indented
    doSomethingElse();
}

correct

Compatibility

JSHint: indent
JSCS: validateIndentation

indent ​

Rule Details ​

Options ​

tab ​

ignoredNodes ​

SwitchCase ​

VariableDeclarator ​

outerIIFEBody ​

MemberExpression ​

FunctionDeclaration ​

FunctionExpression ​

StaticBlock ​

CallExpression ​

ArrayExpression ​

ObjectExpression ​

ImportDeclaration ​

flatTernaryExpressions ​

offsetTernaryExpressions ​

offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions ​

ignoreComments ​

Compatibility ​

`indent`

Rule Details

Options

tab

ignoredNodes

SwitchCase

VariableDeclarator

outerIIFEBody

MemberExpression

FunctionDeclaration

FunctionExpression

StaticBlock

CallExpression

ArrayExpression

ObjectExpression

ImportDeclaration

flatTernaryExpressions

offsetTernaryExpressions

offsetTernaryExpressionsOffsetCallExpressions

ignoreComments

Compatibility