Show or hide tab marks in Word

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Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 PowerPoint 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2019 for Mac Word 2016

Turn the display of formatting marks on or off

The Show/Hide Paragraph Show / Hide button in Word button turns hidden characters like spaces, paragraph markers, or tab marks on and off.

You can set them to always show:

Windows macOS

Go to File > Options > Display.
Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.

Go to Word > Preferences > View.
Under Show Non-Printing Characters, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.