diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08deb034d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
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+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+charset = utf-8
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.txt]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false