Why does Prettier not format code in VS Code?

How I've sorted it after having super huge frustrations with Prettier stopping working in VSCode.

1. Select VS Code -> View -> Command Palette, and type: Format Document With
2. Then Configure Default Formatter... and then choose Prettier - Code formatter.

This sorted the problem for me magically.

Depending on your case this might help you...

If doing what @Simin Maleki mentioned does not solve it for you, there is a chance that your default formatter is not set:

File > Preferences > Settings > Search for "default formatter" 

Make sure your Editor: Default Formatter field is not null but rather esbenp.prettier-vscode and that all the languages below are ticked. This fixed my issue.

STEP BY STEP WALKTHROUGH

Also make sure that your format on save is enabled:

Prettier could also format your files on save.

However, installing and enabling does not result in working.

You have to check "format on Save" in VSCode: Setting >> User >> Text Editor >> Formatting

Sometimes, prettier stops working when there are syntactic errors in the code. You can view the errors by clicking on the x button on the bottom right corner beside Prettier

disable and enable prettier extension solves my problem