Enable Line Wrap in Source View in Chrome or Edge

The Line Wrap feature is now available in the desktop version of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser. It provides you the ability to see the source code for any web page you want. In other words, you can say this feature allows to use of the line wrap option while inspecting the source code of a web page.

A common problem faced by users in the web page view is that it does not fit in the window. This is not a bug, just the right features have to be used, such visual issues can be resolved by using line wrap. It is HTML based feature that serves in providing a better visual experience.

Enable & Disable Line Wrap in Source View in Chrome or Edge

To enable the line wrap feature in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, follow the below suggestions:

1. Open Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
2. Go to the webpage you want to enable the feature.
3. Right-click on the webpage and select the View page source option.
4. Inside the View page source window, mark the Line wrap checkbox.

Let’s now see them in detail:

To get it started, open the browser in which you want to enable the line wrap feature. Open Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome and search for any webpage or the window you want to make changes.

Next, press the Ctrl+U keyboard shortcut to open the source tab directly. Alternatively, do a right-click on the webpage and select the View page source option.

Inside the View page source window mark on Line wrap. Now your web page will not overflow the text lines. Relaunch the browser.

The overflow lines issues are resolved through the above method but it is not a permanent change to the browser. This quick process has to be carried out again while browsing.

Disable Line Wrap in Source View in Edge and Chrome

Though the above changes are not permanent and will automatically vanish when the source is switched off. Line wrap can be disabled manually in the same way it was enabled. Here is the procedure:

1. Open Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
2. Go to the webpage you want to disable the feature.
3. Press the Ctrl+U keyboard shortcut to view the actual code.
4. Uncheck the Line wrap checkbox.

Launch the Microsoft Edge browser or Google Chrome. Then open the webpage where you want to disable the Line wrap feature. On the webpage, do a right-click and select the View page source option. Then simply uncheck the Line wrap option and it’s done.

Hope it helps.