Configuration

Configuration is done either through your project’s pyproject.toml file, a djlint.toml or .djlint.toml file, or a .djlintrc file. Command line args will always override any settings in configuration files. Local project settings will always override global configuration files.

The format for pyproject.toml is toml.

[tool.djlint]
<config options>

The format for djlint.toml and .djlint.toml is toml.

<config options>

The format for .djlintrc is json.

{ "option": "value" }

Options


allow_empty_input

formatterlinter

Exit with 0 instead of 2 when the given paths match no files at all. Files that were found and then skipped by exclude, extend_exclude, use_gitignore or require_pragma already exit with 0. Disabled by default.

allow_empty_input=true
allow_empty_input=true
"allow_empty_input": true
--allow-empty-input

blank_line_after_tag

formatter

Add an additional blank line after {% <tag> ... %} tag groups. Blank lines will never be added to end of block.

blank_line_after_tag="load,extends,include"
blank_line_after_tag="load,extends,include"
"blank_line_after_tag": "load,extends,include"
--blank-line-after-tag "load,extends,include"

blank_line_before_tag

formatter

Add an additional blank line before {% <tag> ... %} tag groups. Blank lines will never be added to start of file or block, or between similar tags.

blank_line_before_tag="load,extends,include"
blank_line_before_tag="load,extends,include"
"blank_line_before_tag": "load,extends,include"
--blank-line-before-tag "load,extends,include"

close_void_tags

formatter

Add a closing mark to known void tags, so that <img> becomes <img />.

close_void_tags=true
close_void_tags=true
"close_void_tags": true
--close-void-tags

custom_blocks

formatter

Use to indent custom code blocks. For example {% toc %}...{% endtoc %}.

custom_blocks="toc,example"
custom_blocks="toc,example"
"custom_blocks": "toc,example"
--custom-blocks "toc,example"

custom_html

formatter

Use to indent custom HTML tags. For example <mjml> or <simple-greeting> or <mj-\\w+>

custom_html="mjml,simple-greeting,mj-\\w+"
custom_html="mjml,simple-greeting,mj-\\w+"
"custom_html": "mjml,simple-greeting,mj-\\w+"
--custom-html "mjml,simple-greeting,mj-\\w+"

exclude

linterformatter

Override the default exclude paths.

exclude=".venv,venv,.tox,.eggs,..."
exclude=".venv,venv,.tox,.eggs,..."
"exclude": ".venv,venv,.tox,.eggs,..."
--exclude ".venv,venv,.tox,.eggs,..."

extend_exclude

linterformatter

Add additional paths to the default exclude.

extend_exclude=".custom"
extend_exclude=".custom"
"extend_exclude": ".custom"
--extend-exclude ".custom"

extension

linterformatter

Use to only find files with a specific extension.

extension="html.dj"
extension="html.dj"
"extension": "html.dj"
--extension "html.dj"
# or
-e "html.dj"

files

linterformatter

A list of paths to use as djlint’s source. When this option is specified, the command line source must be - as if using stdin.

[tool.djlint]
files=["index.html"]
files=["index.html"]
"files": [
    "index.html"
]
index.html

format_attribute_js_json

formatter

Format JavaScript and JSON code inside HTML attributes. This will format object literals and JavaScript code in attributes like onclick, x-*, and other JavaScript-related attributes. Objects with fewer properties than format_attribute_js_json_min_props will not be formatted.

format_attribute_js_json=true
format_attribute_js_json=true
"format_attribute_js_json": true
--format-attribute-js-json

format_attribute_js_json_min_props

formatter

Minimum number of properties required in a JavaScript/JSON object for it to be formatted. Default is 2. Objects with fewer properties will remain on a single line.

format_attribute_js_json_min_props=3
format_attribute_js_json_min_props=3
"format_attribute_js_json_min_props": 3
--format-attribute-js-json-min-props 3

format_attribute_js_json_pattern

formatter

Custom regex pattern to match JavaScript attributes for formatting. Default pattern matches common JavaScript attributes like onclick, x-*, Vue.js directives, Alpine.js directives, Angular directives, and more.

format_attribute_js_json_pattern="^(on[a-z]+|data-[a-z-]+|x-[a-z-]+)$"
format_attribute_js_json_pattern="^(on[a-z]+|data-[a-z-]+|x-[a-z-]+)$"
"format_attribute_js_json_pattern": "^(on[a-z]+|data-[a-z-]+|x-[a-z-]+)$"
--format-attribute-js-json-pattern "^(on[a-z]+|data-[a-z-]+|x-[a-z-]+)$"

format_attribute_template_tags

formatter

Formatter will attempt to format template syntax inside of tag attributes. Disabled by default.

format_attribute_template_tags=true
format_attribute_template_tags=true
"format_attribute_template_tags": true
--format-attribute-template-tags

format_css

formatter

Format contents of style tags using css-beautify. See css-beautify for all configuration options. Template syntax is not fully supported.

[tool.djlint]
format_css=true

[tool.djlint.css]
indent_size=5
format_css=true

[css]
indent_size=5
"format_css": true
"css": {
        "indent_size": 5
    }
--format-css --indent-css 5

format_js

formatter

Format contents of script tags using js-beautify. See js-beautify for all configuration options. Template syntax is not fully supported.

[tool.djlint]
format_js=true

[tool.djlint.js]
indent_size=5
format_js=true

[js]
indent_size=5
"format_js": true
"js": {
        "indent_size": 5
    }
--format-js --indent-js 5

ignore

linter

Ignore linter codes.

ignore="H014,H015"
ignore="H014,H015"
"ignore": "H014,H015"
--ignore "H014,H015"

ignore_blocks

formatter

Used to skip indentation on children of template tags. Children will be treated as siblings and indented accordingly.

ignore_blocks="raw,example"
ignore_blocks="raw,example"
"ignore_blocks": "raw,example"
--ignore-blocks "raw,example"

ignore_case

formatter

Do not attempt to fix the case of known html tags.

[tool.djlint]
ignore_case=true
ignore_case=true
"ignore_case": true
--ignore-case

include

linter

Include linter codes.

include="H014,H015"
include="H014,H015"
"include": "H014,H015"
--include "H014,H015"

indent

formatter

Use to change the code indentation. Default is 4 (four spaces).

indent=3
indent=3
"indent": "3"
--indent 3

keep_br_inline

formatter

Keep <br> on the line of the text it breaks, rather than giving it a line of its own. <hr>, which renders as a rule below the preceding content, is unaffected.

keep_br_inline=true
keep_br_inline=true
"keep_br_inline": true
--keep-br-inline

line_break_after_multiline_tag

formatter

Do not condense the content of multi-line tags into the line of the last attribute.

line_break_after_multiline_tag=true
line_break_after_multiline_tag=true
"line_break_after_multiline_tag": "true"
--line-break-after-multiline-tag

linter_output_format

linter

Customize order of output message. Default=“{code} {line} {message} {match}”. If {filename} is not included in message, then the output will be grouped by file and a header will automatically be added to each group.

Optional variables:

  • {filename}
  • {line}
  • {code}
  • {message}
  • {match}
linter_output_format="{filename}:{line}: {code} {message} {match}"
linter_output_format="{filename}:{line}: {code} {message} {match}"
"linter_output_format": "{filename}:{line}: {code} {message} {match}"
--linter-output-format "{filename}:{line}: {code} {message} {match}"

max_attribute_length

formatter

Formatter will attempt to wrap tag attributes if the attribute length exceeds this value.

max_attribute_length=10
max_attribute_length=10
"max_attribute_length": "10"
--max-attribute-length 10

max_blank_lines

formatter

Consolidate blank lines down to x lines. Default is 0 meaning blank lines will be removed.

max_blank_lines=5
max_blank_lines=5
"max_blank_lines": 5
--max-blank-lines 5

max_line_length

formatter

Formatter will attempt to put some html and template tags on a single line instead of wrapping them if the line length will not exceed this value.

max_line_length=120
max_line_length=120
"max_line_length": "120"
--max-line-length 120

name_endblocks

formatter

Write the block’s name into the {% endblock %} that closes it, where the block is written across lines. This is what T003 asks for.

name_endblocks=true
name_endblocks=true
"name_endblocks": true
--name-endblocks

no_entity_formatting

formatter

Do not rewrite an entity reference as the character it names, so &copy; is left as written rather than becoming ©. The entities that carry syntax, and the invisible ones, are never rewritten either way.

no_entity_formatting=true
no_entity_formatting=true
"no_entity_formatting": true
--no-entity-formatting

no_function_formatting

formatter

Do not attempt to format the arguments of function calls inside {{ }} expressions.

no_function_formatting=true
no_function_formatting=true
"no_function_formatting": true
--no-function-formatting

no_indent_inner_html

formatter

Do not indent <head> and <body> below <html>, which is how the default VS Code html formatter lays a document out.

no_indent_inner_html=true
no_indent_inner_html=true
"no_indent_inner_html": true
--no-indent-inner-html

no_line_after_yaml

formatter

Do not add a blank line after yaml front matter.

no_line_after_yaml=true
no_line_after_yaml=true
"no_line_after_yaml": true
--no-line-after-yaml

no_set_formatting

formatter

Do not attempt to format the contents of {% set %} tags.

no_set_formatting=true
no_set_formatting=true
"no_set_formatting": true
--no-set-formatting

per_file_ignores

linter

Ignore linter rules on a per-file basis.

[tool.djlint.per-file-ignores]
"file.html"= "H026,H025"
"file_two.html"="H001"
[per-file-ignores]
"file.html"= "H026,H025"
"file_two.html"="H001"
"per-file-ignores": {
        "file.html": "H026,H025",
        "file_two.html":"H001"
    }
--per-file-ignores "file.html" "H026,H025" --per-file-ignores "file_two.html" "H001"

prefer_configuration

formatterlinter

Let the file named by configuration override the project’s own config file. configuration names a global file, so by default a pyproject.toml or .djlintrc beside the templates wins where the two set the same thing. Command line only, since it decides how the config files themselves are read.

--prefer-configuration

preserve_blank_lines

formatter

Preserve blank lines where possible. Ideal for non-html template files where blank lines are intentional.

preserve_blank_lines=true
preserve_blank_lines=true
"preserve_blank_lines": true
--preserve-blank-lines

preserve_class_newlines

formatter

Preserve line breaks inside multiline class attributes.

preserve_class_newlines=true
preserve_class_newlines=true
"preserve_class_newlines": true
--preserve-class-newlines

preserve_leading_space

formatter

Preserve leading space on text, where possible. Ideal for non-html template files where text indent is intentional.

preserve_leading_space=true
preserve_leading_space=true
"preserve_leading_space": true
--preserve-leading-space

profile

linterformatter

Set a profile for the template language. The profile will enable linter rules that apply to your template language, and may also change reformatting. For example, in handlebars there are no spaces inside {{#if}} tags.

Options:

  • html (default)
  • django
  • jinja
  • nunjucks (for nunjucks and twig)
  • handlebars (for handlebars and mustache)
  • liquid (shopify, jekyll, eleventy)
  • golang (go templates; hugo, helm)
  • angular
  • tera (also for zola; use jinja for minijinja)
  • askama (jinja-style templates in rust; rust expressions are never reformatted)
profile="django"
profile="django"
"profile": "django"
--profile "django"

quiet

formatterlinter

Do not print diff when reformatting.

--quiet

quote_style

formatterlinter

Quotes to use for strings inside template tags, either double (the default) or single. T002 requires the same quotes. The formatter uses them in a condition too, such as {% if x == "a" %}, so one file does not spell the same string both ways. HTML attribute quoting is left to H008.

quote_style="single"
quote_style="single"
"quote_style": "single"
--quote-style single

require_pragma

formatter

Only format or lint files that starts with a comment with only the text ‘djlint:on’. The comment can be a HTML comment or a comment in the template language defined by the profile setting. If no profile is specified, a comment in any of the template languages is accepted.

<!-- djlint:on -->
{# djlint:on #}
{% comment %} djlint:on {% endcomment %}
{{ /* djlint:on */ }}
{{!-- djlint:on --}}
require_pragma=true
require_pragma=true
"require_pragma": true
--require-pragma

single_attribute_per_line

formatter

When an opening tag wraps, put the tag name, each attribute, and the closing bracket on separate lines. Disabled by default.

single_attribute_per_line=true
single_attribute_per_line=true
"single_attribute_per_line": true
--single-attribute-per-line

sort_attributes

formatter

Sort attributes by name, with id first and class second. A tag whose attributes are guarded by a template tag keeps the order it was written in, since moving one out of its branch would change the page.

sort_attributes=true
sort_attributes=true
"sort_attributes": true
--sort-attributes

stdin_filename

formatterlinter

Filename to use for per-file-ignores and messages when reading from stdin. Defaults to “-”.

--stdin-filename templates/index.html

use_gitignore

linterformatter

Add .gitignore excludes to the default exclude. Disabled by default.

use_gitignore=true
use_gitignore=true
"use_gitignore": true
--use-gitignore

version

formatterlinter

Show the version and exit.

--version

warn

formatterlinter

Return errors as warnings.

--warn
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