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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T23:06:41+00:00 2026-05-10T23:06:41+00:00

How can I make Emacs show blank spaces (like a space, a tab, a

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How can I make Emacs show blank spaces (like a space, a tab, a line-jump, etc). Many other editors like Kate and Eclipse have this feature and I find it very useful to see when code is indent-broken because of mix of spaces and tabs (particularly Python).

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  1. 2026-05-10T23:06:41+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 11:06 pm

    WhiteSpace mode is an Emacs minor mode for visualizing all white space characters in the current buffer. It can be activated with M-x whitespace-mode.

    Here is a screenshot of WhiteSpace in action taken directly from the Emacs wiki,

    whitespace mode in action

    Note: WhiteSpaceMode has now replaced BlankMode

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