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Asked: 2026-06-08T11:12:03+00:00

I would like to fill the space between html attributes regularly in order to

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I would like to fill the space between html attributes regularly in order to simplify editing in block mode.

Example:

<p><input type="a" name="a" value="foo a"></p>
<p><input type="ab" name="ab" value="ab bar"></p>
<p><input type="abc" name="abc" value="baz abc"></p>

Select the three inputs in visual block mode and do some magic.

Output:

<p><input type="a"   name="a"   value="foo a"  ></p>
<p><input type="ab"  name="ab"  value="ab bar" ></p>
<p><input type="abc" name="abc" value="baz abc"></p>

(Preferably without filling out the spaces between values.)

How do I do that?

Edit: And a way back (after editing) would be nice, too.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can do this with the Align plugin:

    :AlignCtrl mIp1P0=l
:Align \i\+=

    or build a mapping with it:

    map <unique> <SID>WS    <Plug>AlignMapsWrapperStart
nmap <unique> <SID>WE   <Plug>AlignMapsWrapperEnd
map <silent> <script> <Leader>aa <SID>WS:AlignCtrl mIp1P0=l<CR><CR>:'a,'zAlign \i\+\s*=<CR><SID>WE

    There’s also an alternative to Align called Tabularize.

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