Prettier Advanced Options

Prettier's options

Beyond basics: endOfLine (LF vs CRLF), arrowParens (when to add parens), bracketSpacing, and jsxBracketSameLine control subtle formatting choices.

Full Prettier config

A comprehensive Prettier config with all commonly-used options.

{
  "printWidth": 80,
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "useTabs": false,
  "semi": true,
  "singleQuote": true,
  "quoteProps": "as-needed",
  "jsxSingleQuote": false,
  "trailingComma": "es5",
  "bracketSpacing": true,
  "arrowParens": "always",
  "endOfLine": "lf"
}

Output:

Comprehensive Prettier config ready

Line ending strategy

Set endOfLine to 'lf' to keep line endings consistent across platforms (Windows/Linux/Mac). Prevents Git conflicts from line-ending differences.

Quick check

Quick check: What does the 'endOfLine' option do?

• Controls line ending style (LF vs CRLF) for cross-platform consistency.
• Sets the line length.
• Determines quote style.