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JavaScript Formatter

Apply basic bracket-based indentation to JavaScript code — not a real parser like Prettier, so complex code may not indent perfectly.

How to Use JavaScript Formatter
  1. 1Paste your JavaScript code
  2. 2Click Convert
  3. 3Copy the re-indented output — verify against Prettier for anything beyond simple code
Frequently Asked Questions

It counts opening ({, [, () and closing (}, ], )) brackets per line and adjusts indentation depth accordingly — a simple heuristic, not a real JavaScript parser.

Not reliably — since it counts bracket characters anywhere on a line (including inside strings, comments, or regex literals), unusual code containing bracket-like characters in those contexts can throw off the indentation.

Prettier (prettier.io) is the standard — it has a real parser and handles every JS syntax edge case correctly, unlike this simple heuristic.

No — the indentation pass runs entirely in your browser.

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