Notepad++ 80 Character Line Marker?

Question

Is there a way I can get a vertical marker line to appear at the 80th character column in notepad++?

score 139 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 06 '20 at 15:55

139

Yes.

Settings > Preferences > Editing > Vertical Edge Settings

options page

result

Tested on N++ 5.9

edited Dec 06 '20 at 15:55

cwallenpoole

answered Apr 19 '12 at 05:26

Jay Wick

That works, thanks! But strangely, it seems to be off by two columns for me when you compare it to the column counter in the status bar. – speedplane May 03 '12 at 05:17
@speedplane: yeah I just noticed that! then number-of-columns: 78 haha? – Jay Wick May 03 '12 at 13:26
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At some point before v6.5.2, the column number location has been fixed so is no longer off by two. – smalltown2k Mar 08 '14 at 18:20
Here it marks way before the 80 mark. – José Jul 26 '15 at 20:53
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Worth noting: the UI has changed. https://superuser.com/questions/185736/vertical-line-for-the-the-right-margin-in-notepad – cwallenpoole Dec 02 '20 at 19:41

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