Why is indentation so critical in YAML?

YAML relies on whitespace indentation to define document hierarchy and data nesting rather than brackets or tags.

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1Paste raw or messy YAML into the editor.
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Accurate YAML parsing and re-serialization
Standardizes 2-space indentation standard
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About YAML Formatter & Beautifier

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