diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fa1c6fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig/wiki/EditorConfig-Properties
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 2
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+insert_final_newline = true
+max_line_length = 80
diff --git a/js/jquery.tablesorter.js b/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
index 20b31652d..ad6a271ed 100644
--- a/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
+++ b/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 			widgetClass      : 'widget-{name}', // table class name template to match to include a widget
 			widgets          : [],         // method to add widgets, e.g. widgets: ['zebra']
 			widgetOptions    : {
-				zebra : [ 'even', 'odd' ]    // zebra widget alternating row class names
+				zebra : [ 'even', 'odd' ]  // zebra widget alternating row class names
 			},
 
 			// *** callbacks
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 
 			cssChildRow      : 'tablesorter-childRow', // class name indiciating that a row is to be attached to its parent
 			cssInfoBlock     : 'tablesorter-infoOnly', // don't sort tbody with this class name (only one class name allowed here!)
-			cssNoSort        : 'tablesorter-noSort',      // class name added to element inside header; clicking on it won't cause a sort
-			cssIgnoreRow     : 'tablesorter-ignoreRow',   // header row to ignore; cells within this row will not be added to c.$headers
+			cssNoSort        : 'tablesorter-noSort',   // class name added to element inside header; clicking on it won't cause a sort
+			cssIgnoreRow     : 'tablesorter-ignoreRow',// header row to ignore; cells within this row will not be added to c.$headers
 
 			cssIcon          : 'tablesorter-icon', // if this class does not exist, the {icon} will not be added from the headerTemplate
 			cssIconNone      : '', // class name added to the icon when there is no column sort
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 			// *** selectors
 			selectorHeaders  : '> thead th, > thead td',
-			selectorSort     : 'th, td',   // jQuery selector of content within selectorHeaders that is clickable to trigger a sort
+			selectorSort     : 'th, td', // jQuery selector of content within selectorHeaders that is clickable to trigger a sort
 			selectorRemove   : '.remove-me',
 
 			// *** advanced