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url: /docs/guide/usage/linter/rules/jsdoc/no-blank-blocks.md
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### What it does

Reports and optionally removes blocks with whitespace only.

### Why is this bad?

Blank JSDoc blocks add noise without providing any documentation.

### Examples

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```js
/** */

/**
 *
 */
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```js
/** @tag */

/**
 * Text
 */

/**
 * @tag
 */
```

## Configuration

This rule accepts a configuration object with the following properties:

### enableFixer

type: `boolean`

default: `false`

Whether to automatically remove blank JSDoc blocks.

## How to use

## Version

This rule was added in v1.78.0.

## References