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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T10:50:09+00:00 2026-05-30T10:50:09+00:00

I know how I can make it so that hitting doesn’t insert a tab,

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I know how I can make it so that hitting doesn’t insert a tab, but spaces.

However, Emacs keeps using tabs for indentation, like:

space space
space space space
tab tab space space
tab tab tab space space space

It’s a messy mix, how can I configure it so that it never inserts tabs, for anything?

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    2026-05-30T10:50:10+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 10:50 am

    Add this to your .emacs:

    (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
    
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