Vim Keyboard Shortcuts
Modal editing mastery Practice these in our Vim game mode.
Modes
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Append after cursor | A | Details |
| Enter insert mode | I | Details |
| Open a line below | O | Details |
| Visual mode | V | Details |
Editing
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Delete the character | X | Details |
| Paste after cursor | P | Details |
| Undo | U | Details |
| Delete a line | D then D | Details |
| Yank (copy) a line | Y then Y | Details |
| Change a word | C then W | Details |
| Delete a word | D then W | Details |
| Save and quit (normal mode) | Shift then Z then Shift then Z | Details |
Motion
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Move down | J | Details |
| Move up | K | Details |
| Word backward | B | Details |
| Word forward | W | Details |
| Go to the bottom | Shift + G | Details |
| Go to the top | G then G | Details |
| Search | / | Details |