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Neovim Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Leader Key: Space ( )

This guide covers all shortcuts from your Neovim configuration, from basic Vim motions to custom plugin keybindings.

📑 Table of Contents

Core Vim Motions & Text Objects

Basic Movement

Shortcut Description
h Move left
j Move down
k Move up
l Move right
w Move forward to start of next word
W Move forward to start of next WORD (whitespace-separated)
b Move backward to start of previous word
B Move backward to start of previous WORD
e Move to end of current/next word
E Move to end of current/next WORD
ge Move to end of previous word
0 Move to start of line (column 0)
^ Move to first non-blank character of line
$ Move to end of line
gg Go to first line of file
G Go to last line of file
{number}G Go to line {number}
{number}gg Go to line {number}
% Jump to matching bracket/parenthesis

Screen Movement

Shortcut Description
H Move to top of screen
M Move to middle of screen
L Move to bottom of screen
Ctrl-u Scroll up half page
Ctrl-d Scroll down half page
Ctrl-b Scroll up full page
Ctrl-f Scroll down full page
zz Center screen on cursor
zt Move cursor line to top of screen
zb Move cursor line to bottom of screen

Text Objects

Text objects are used with operators (like d, c, y) to act on specific parts of text.

Shortcut Description
iw Inner word (without surrounding whitespace)
aw A word (with surrounding whitespace)
iW Inner WORD
aW A WORD
is Inner sentence
as A sentence
ip Inner paragraph
ap A paragraph
i" Inner double quotes
a" A double quotes (including quotes)
i' Inner single quotes
a' A single quotes (including quotes)
`i`` Inner backticks
`a`` A backticks (including backticks)
i( or i) or ib Inner parentheses
a( or a) or ab A parentheses (including parens)
i{ or i} or iB Inner curly braces
a{ or a} or aB A curly braces (including braces)
i[ or i] Inner square brackets
a[ or a] A square brackets (including brackets)
i< or i> Inner angle brackets
a< or a> A angle brackets (including brackets)
it Inner HTML/XML tag
at A HTML/XML tag (including tags)

Insert Mode Basics

Entering Insert Mode

Shortcut Description
i Insert before cursor
I Insert at beginning of line
a Insert after cursor (append)
A Insert at end of line
o Insert new line below and enter insert mode
O Insert new line above and enter insert mode
s Delete character under cursor and enter insert mode
S Delete entire line and enter insert mode
C Delete from cursor to end of line and enter insert mode
cc Delete entire line and enter insert mode (same as S)
cw Change word (delete word and enter insert mode)
jk Custom: Exit insert mode (alternative to Esc)

In Insert Mode

Shortcut Description
Ctrl-h Delete character before cursor (backspace)
Ctrl-w Delete word before cursor
Ctrl-u Delete all characters before cursor on line
Ctrl-t Indent current line
Ctrl-d Unindent current line

Visual Mode

Entering Visual Mode

Shortcut Description
v Enter character-wise visual mode
V Enter line-wise visual mode
Ctrl-v Enter block-wise (column) visual mode
gv Reselect last visual selection

In Visual Mode

Shortcut Description
o Move to other end of selection
O Move to other corner of block (block mode)
> Indent selection
< Unindent selection
= Auto-indent selection
~ Toggle case of selection
u Make selection lowercase
U Make selection uppercase

Copy, Paste & Delete

Yanking (Copying)

Shortcut Description
yy Yank (copy) entire line
Y Yank from cursor to end of line
yw Yank word
yiw Yank inner word (without whitespace)
yaw Yank a word (with whitespace)
y$ Yank to end of line
y^ Yank to start of line
yG Yank to end of file
ygg Yank to start of file
yi" Yank inside double quotes
yi' Yank inside single quotes
yi( Yank inside parentheses
yi{ Yank inside braces
yi[ Yank inside brackets
{visual}y Yank selected text (in visual mode)

Pasting

Shortcut Description
p Paste after cursor/line
P Paste before cursor/line
gp Paste after cursor and move cursor after pasted text
gP Paste before cursor and move cursor after pasted text
]p Paste after cursor and adjust indentation
[p Paste before cursor and adjust indentation

Deleting

Shortcut Description
x Delete character under cursor
X Delete character before cursor
dd Delete entire line
D Delete from cursor to end of line
dw Delete word
diw Delete inner word
daw Delete a word (with whitespace)
d$ Delete to end of line
d^ Delete to start of line
dG Delete to end of file
dgg Delete to start of file
di" Delete inside double quotes
di' Delete inside single quotes
di( Delete inside parentheses
di{ Delete inside braces
di[ Delete inside brackets
{visual}d Delete selected text (in visual mode)

Changing (Delete + Insert)

Shortcut Description
cc Change entire line
C Change from cursor to end of line
cw Change word
ciw Change inner word
caw Change a word (with whitespace)
c$ Change to end of line
ci" Change inside double quotes
ci' Change inside single quotes
ci( Change inside parentheses
ci{ Change inside braces
ci[ Change inside brackets
{visual}c Change selected text (in visual mode)

Search & Replace

Searching

Shortcut Description
/pattern Search forward for pattern
?pattern Search backward for pattern
n Go to next search match
N Go to previous search match
* Search forward for word under cursor
# Search backward for word under cursor
g* Search forward for partial word under cursor
g# Search backward for partial word under cursor
Space nh Custom: Clear search highlights

Find & Replace

Shortcut Description
:s/old/new/ Replace first occurrence on current line
:s/old/new/g Replace all occurrences on current line
:%s/old/new/g Replace all occurrences in entire file
:%s/old/new/gc Replace all with confirmation
:'<,'>s/old/new/g Replace all in visual selection
:1,10s/old/new/g Replace all in lines 1-10

Navigation & Movement

File Navigation

Shortcut Description
Ctrl-o Jump to previous location in jump list
Ctrl-i Jump to next location in jump list
`` Jump to last position before jump
'. Jump to last modified line
g; Jump to previous change
g, Jump to next change

Mark Navigation

Shortcut Description
m{a-z} Set local mark (lowercase = buffer-local)
m{A-Z} Set global mark (uppercase = across files)
'{a-z} Jump to mark (line)
`{a-z} Jump to mark (exact position)
:marks Show all marks

Paragraph & Sentence Navigation

Shortcut Description
{ Move to previous paragraph/block
} Move to next paragraph/block
( Move to previous sentence
) Move to next sentence

Custom Keybindings

General Custom Shortcuts

Shortcut Description Mode
Space Leader key Normal
jk Exit insert mode Insert
Space nh Clear search highlights Normal
Space + Increment number under cursor Normal
Space - Decrement number under cursor Normal

Window & Tab Management

Window Splits

Shortcut Description
Space sv Split window vertically
Space sh Split window horizontally
Space se Make splits equal size
Space sx Close current split
Ctrl-w h Move to left split
Ctrl-w j Move to bottom split
Ctrl-w k Move to top split
Ctrl-w l Move to right split
Ctrl-w w Cycle through windows
Ctrl-w = Make all windows equal size
Ctrl-w _ Maximize current window height
`Ctrl-w `

Tab Management

Shortcut Description
Space to Open new tab
Space tx Close current tab
Space tn Go to next tab
Space tp Go to previous tab
Space tf Open current buffer in new tab

File Explorer (nvim-tree)

Shortcut Description
Space ee Toggle file explorer
Space ef Toggle file explorer on current file
Space ec Collapse file explorer
Space er Refresh file explorer

Inside nvim-tree

Shortcut Description
a Create new file/directory
d Delete file/directory
r Rename file/directory
x Cut file/directory
c Copy file/directory
p Paste file/directory
y Copy name
Y Copy relative path
gy Copy absolute path
o Open file/directory
<CR> Open file/directory
<Tab> Preview file
R Refresh
H Toggle hidden files
I Toggle gitignore files
- Navigate up to parent directory
s Open file in vertical split
i Open file in horizontal split
t Open file in new tab

Fuzzy Finding (Telescope)

Shortcut Description
Space ff Find files in current working directory
Space fr Find recent files
Space fs Find string (live grep) in cwd
Space fc Find string under cursor in cwd
Space ft Find TODO comments

Inside Telescope

Shortcut Description Mode
Ctrl-k Move to previous result Insert
Ctrl-j Move to next result Insert
Ctrl-q Send selected to quickfix list Insert
<CR> Open selected file Insert/Normal
Ctrl-x Open in horizontal split Insert/Normal
Ctrl-v Open in vertical split Insert/Normal
Ctrl-t Open in new tab Insert/Normal
Esc Close telescope Insert

LSP (Language Server)

Code Navigation

Shortcut Description
gd Go to definition
gD Go to declaration
gi Go to implementation
gt Go to type definition
gR Show all references
K Show hover documentation

Code Actions

Shortcut Description Mode
Space ca Show code actions Normal/Visual
Space rn Smart rename symbol
Space D Show buffer diagnostics
Space d Show line diagnostics
[d Go to previous diagnostic
]d Go to next diagnostic
Space rs Restart LSP

Git Integration (Gitsigns)

Hunk Navigation

Shortcut Description
]h Next git hunk
[h Previous git hunk

Hunk Actions

Shortcut Description Mode
Space hs Stage hunk Normal/Visual
Space hr Reset hunk Normal/Visual
Space hS Stage entire buffer Normal
Space hR Reset entire buffer Normal
Space hu Undo stage hunk Normal
Space hp Preview hunk Normal

Git Blame & Diff

Shortcut Description
Space hb Blame line (full)
Space hB Toggle line blame
Space hd Diff this
Space hD Diff this ~

Text Object

Shortcut Description Mode
ih Select hunk (text object) Operator/Visual

Code Editing Plugins

Commenting (Comment.nvim)

Uses default keybindings from Comment.nvim:

Shortcut Description Mode
gcc Toggle line comment Normal
gbc Toggle block comment Normal
gc{motion} Toggle comment (with motion) Normal
gc Toggle comment on selection Visual
gb Toggle block comment on selection Visual

Examples:

  • gcap - Comment a paragraph
  • gc3j - Comment current line + 3 lines below
  • gcG - Comment from cursor to end of file

Surround (nvim-surround)

Uses default keybindings from nvim-surround:

Shortcut Description Mode
ys{motion}{char} Add surround Normal
yss{char} Surround entire line Normal
yS{motion}{char} Add surround (with newlines) Normal
ds{char} Delete surround Normal
cs{old}{new} Change surround Normal
S{char} Surround selection Visual

Examples:

  • ysiw" - Surround word with double quotes
  • yss) - Surround line with parentheses
  • ds" - Delete surrounding double quotes
  • cs"' - Change double quotes to single quotes
  • cs'{ - Change single quotes to braces (with spaces)
  • cs'[ - Change single quotes to brackets

Substitute (substitute.nvim)

Shortcut Description Mode
s{motion} Substitute with motion Normal
ss Substitute entire line Normal
S Substitute to end of line Normal
s Substitute selection Visual

Examples:

  • siw - Substitute inner word (yanked text replaces word)
  • s$ - Substitute to end of line

Autocompletion

Completion Menu (nvim-cmp)

Shortcut Description Mode
Ctrl-k Previous suggestion Insert
Ctrl-j Next suggestion Insert
Ctrl-b Scroll docs up Insert
Ctrl-f Scroll docs down Insert
Ctrl-Space Show completion suggestions Insert
Ctrl-e Abort/close completion Insert
<CR> Confirm selection Insert

Other Plugins

LazyGit

Shortcut Description
Space lg Open LazyGit

TODO Comments

Shortcut Description
]t Next TODO comment
[t Previous TODO comment

Useful Undo/Redo

Shortcut Description
u Undo
Ctrl-r Redo
U Undo all changes on line

Miscellaneous

Recording Macros

Shortcut Description
q{a-z} Start recording macro to register {a-z}
q Stop recording macro
@{a-z} Execute macro from register {a-z}
@@ Repeat last executed macro

Registers

Shortcut Description
"{a-z}y Yank to register {a-z}
"{a-z}p Paste from register {a-z}
:reg Show all registers
"0p Paste from yank register (0)
"+y Yank to system clipboard
"+p Paste from system clipboard
"*y Yank to selection clipboard
"*p Paste from selection clipboard

Command Line

Shortcut Description
: Enter command-line mode
/ Search forward
? Search backward
Ctrl-p Previous command in history
Ctrl-n Next command in history

Indentation

Shortcut Description
>> Indent line
<< Unindent line
={motion} Auto-indent
== Auto-indent current line
gg=G Auto-indent entire file

Joining Lines

Shortcut Description
J Join current line with next line
gJ Join lines without adding space

Repeat Commands

Shortcut Description
. Repeat last change
; Repeat last f/t/F/T motion
, Repeat last f/t/F/T motion (opposite direction)

Quick Reference: Common Workflows

Select and Copy a Word

yiw     # Copy inner word (without whitespace)
yaw     # Copy word with whitespace

Select and Copy a Line

yy      # Copy entire line
V       # Enter line visual mode, then y to copy

Delete a Line

dd      # Delete entire line
dj      # Delete current and next line
dk      # Delete current and previous line

Go to Top/Bottom of File

gg      # Go to top
G       # Go to bottom

Move Faster Between Words

w       # Next word start
b       # Previous word start
e       # Next word end
5w      # Move 5 words forward

Replace a Word in Current File

*       # Search for word under cursor
:%s//new_word/g    # Replace all occurrences

Replace a Word in Selection

v       # Visual mode, select text
:s/old/new/g       # Replace in selection

Find and Replace Across Project

Space fs    # Telescope live grep to find pattern
# Then use LSP rename or manual find/replace

Tips

  1. Use . to repeat: After any change operation, press . to repeat it
  2. Combine numbers with motions: 5j moves down 5 lines, 3w moves 3 words forward
  3. Text objects are powerful: ci" changes inside quotes, da{ deletes around braces
  4. Visual mode for precision: Use v to select visually, then operate
  5. Use marks for long jumps: ma to set mark 'a', 'a to jump back
  6. System clipboard: Use "+y to copy to system clipboard, "+p to paste

This cheat sheet is based on your Neovim configuration from subhdotsol/Dev-enviroment

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