CR and LF characters shown at the end of each line in Notepad++

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I use Notepad++ as a text editor. Whenever I open any text file, Notepad++ shows two virtual characters CR and LF at the end of each line. These characters are annoying in some cases, e.g. when reading application logs.

How do I remove or configure the display of these characters?

Solution 1:

Toggle the setting View > Show Symbol > Show End of Line

As Xenorose notes, Show All Characters should also be unchecked.

Screenshot of setting
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Solution 2:

In the menu go to :
view > Show Symbols
You probably have one of these checked: "Show end of line" or "show all characters" . Uncheck them (only one can be selected, deselect the one you have checked).

Solution 3:

If you are seeing something like this (Block carriage return (CR) and linefeed (LF) characters after pressing 'Return' or 'Enter' key on the keyboard):

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You can fix it by clicking the ¶ icon on the toolbar.

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Solution 4:

Just to add to the answer, there is also an Icon on Main Notepad++ interface to disable/enable these special characters.

Disabled

Notepad++ show characters

Enabled

Notepad++ show characters - enabled

It saves about two mouse clicks!

Here is a quick one minute video of how to Show All Characters in Notepad++.

Disclaimer: This video is from my YouTube channel, which demonstrates all steps required to answer this question.