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Toggle minimap in VS Code

Question:
How to toggle minimap in VS Code?
Answer:
View -> Show Minimap

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F1 and type minimap
Description:

A Minimap (code outline) gives you a high-level overview of your source code, which is useful for quick navigation and code understanding. A file's minimap is shown on the right side of the editor. You can click or drag the shaded area to quickly jump to different sections of your file.

There is no keyboard shortcut at the moment to toggle the minimap, but there are multiple ways to show or hide it:

  • From the menu. View -> Show Minimap
  • Press F1 and type minimap. Select Toggle minimap .
  • From the menu Preferences -> Settings or with a shortcut CTRL + , . Then type minimap and check or uncheck the Editor -> Minimap: Enabled option.
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