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How to add a right margin to the Visual

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Is it possible to add a right margin to the Visual Studio Code editor?

I would like to set a margin of 80 characters, but can't find such option in the settings.
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According to the Visual Studio Code's user and workspace settings documentation, you can add
rulers which mark specified columns.
Search for "ruler" in Settings. Click on the link to edit the .json file. Add the property below for
rule at 80 characters.

Example setting:

// Columns at which to show vertical rulers

"editor.rulers": [80],
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Search for "ruler" in Settings. You still have to edit the file, but VSCode will give assistance. – z0r Nov 12
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 Probably not an issue for the majority of modern coders, but if you really are printing on an 80-
column printer you're better off setting your margin to 79; if a line ends exactly on the 80th
column, the printer is likely to add an additional blank line via an automatic line feed. As I say,
this is only likely to affect coders who still favour dot-matrix/continuous printing.

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