How many Vim commands does this reference include?

100+ commands across 10 categories: Movement, Editing, Insert Mode, Visual Mode, Search & Replace, Registers & Macros, Marks, Folding, Windows & Tabs, and Exiting. Each entry includes the keystroke, a plain-English description, the modes it works in, and any count-prefix behavior (e.g. 3dd deletes three lines).

What is the verb + noun grammar explainer?

Vim is composable: an operator (verb) like d/c/y is combined with a motion (noun) like w/$/} or a text-object like iw/i(/it to form a complete command. The explainer lets you pick any operator × any motion/text-object and shows the composed command and its meaning — so 'delete inside parentheses' becomes di( and 'change a word' becomes caw.

How does the reverse intent lookup work?

Instead of searching by keystroke, you describe what you want: 'delete inside quotes', 'yank to end of line', 'save and quit'. The tool matches your phrase against command descriptions and shows the matching keystroke(s). For 'save and quit' it surfaces both :wq and ZZ (the two ways to write-and-quit).

Can I generate a .vimrc snippet from this?

Yes. The .vimrc generator emits a starter config from your chosen options: line numbers, syntax on/off, tab vs spaces, shiftwidth/tabstop, expandtab, smartindent, swapfile, backup, undofile, search highlighting, wildmenu, mouse, colorscheme, leader key, and a curated set of common remaps. Each line is annotated.

What extra features does this tool have versus other Vim cheatsheets?

(1) 100+ commands across 10 categories. (2) Fuzzy search by key OR intent. (3) Interactive keyboard map showing per-mode meaning of each key. (4) Verb+noun grammar explainer (operator × motion × text-object). (5) Reverse intent lookup. (6) .vimrc snippet generator with per-line comments. (7) Mode legend (Normal / Insert / Visual / Command). (8) Count-prefix notes (3dd, 5j). (9) Neovim-specific notes where relevant. (10) Copy command / copy .vimrc. (11) localStorage history (max 20). (12) Shareable deep-link to a command or search. 100% offline.

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Vim Cheatsheet & Keybinding Reference

Searchable, interactive Vim/Neovim cheatsheet with 100+ commands across movement, editing, insert, visual, search/replace, registers, marks, folding, windows/tabs, and exiting. Includes an interactive keyboard map (per-mode meanings), a verb+noun grammar explainer (operator × motion × text-object), reverse intent lookup ('delete inside quotes' → di"), and a .vimrc snippet generator. 100% client-side.

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Total commands

173

173 of 173 commands

Movement (35)

h

Move left

3h = left 3

NormalVisual

j

Move down

5j = down 5

NormalVisual

k

Move up

NormalVisual

l

Move right

NormalVisual

w

Next word start

3w = next 3 words

NormalVisual

b

Previous word start

NormalVisual

e

End of next word

NormalVisual

ge

End of previous word

Normal

W

Next WORD (whitespace-delimited) start

NormalVisual

B

Previous WORD start

NormalVisual

E

End of next WORD

NormalVisual

0

Start of line

NormalVisual

^

First non-blank char of line

NormalVisual

$

End of line

NormalVisual

g_

Last non-blank char of line

NormalVisual

gg

First line of buffer

5gg = line 5

NormalVisual

G

Last line of buffer

20G = line 20

NormalVisual

{

Previous paragraph

NormalVisual

}

Next paragraph

NormalVisual

%

Jump to matching bracket

NormalVisual

H

Top of viewport

NormalVisual

M

Middle of viewport

NormalVisual

L

Bottom of viewport

NormalVisual

f<x>

Next <x> on the line

e.g. fa → next 'a'

2fa = 2nd 'a'

NormalVisual

F<x>

Previous <x> on the line

NormalVisual

t<x>

Up to next <x> (exclusive)

NormalVisual

T<x>

Back up to previous <x> (exclusive)

NormalVisual

;

Repeat last f/F/t/T

NormalVisual

,

Repeat last f/F/t/T reversed

NormalVisual

Ctrl-d

Half page down

NormalVisual

Ctrl-u

Half page up

NormalVisual

Ctrl-f

Full page down

NormalVisual

Ctrl-b

Full page up

NormalVisual

Ctrl-o

Jump back (older position in jumplist)

Normal

Ctrl-i

Jump forward (newer position in jumplist)

Normal

Editing (43)

x

Delete char under cursor

3x = delete 3 chars

NormalVisual

X

Delete char before cursor

Normal

dd

Delete (cut) current line

3dd = delete 3 lines

Normal

D

Delete to end of line

NormalVisual

dw

Delete to next word start

Normal

de

Delete to end of word

Normal

d$

Delete to end of line

Normal

dG

Delete to end of buffer

Normal

dgg

Delete to start of buffer

Normal

cc

Change (cut+insert) entire line

Normal

C

Change to end of line

NormalVisual

cw

Change to end of word

Normal

c$

Change to end of line

Normal

ci(

Change inside parentheses

e.g. ci( inside foo(bar)

Normal

ci"

Change inside double quotes

Normal

ci'

Change inside single quotes

Normal

ci{

Change inside braces

Normal

cit

Change inside HTML/XML tag

Normal

ciw

Change inside word

Normal

caw

Change a word (with trailing space)

Normal

di(

Delete inside parentheses

Normal

di"

Delete inside double quotes

Normal

diw

Delete inside word

Normal

daw

Delete a word (with trailing space)

Normal

yi{

Yank (copy) inside braces

Normal

yi"

Yank inside double quotes

Normal

p

Paste after cursor / below line

3p = paste 3×

NormalVisual

P

Paste before cursor / above line

Normal

gp

Paste and leave cursor after pasted text

Normal

J

Join current line with next

Normal

gJ

Join without inserting a space

Normal

u

Undo

3u = undo 3 times

Normal

Ctrl-r

Redo

Normal

.

Repeat last change

Normal

r<x>

Replace char under cursor with <x>

e.g. ra → replace with 'a'

Normal

R

Enter Replace mode

Normal

~

Toggle case of char under cursor

NormalVisual

gU

Uppercase motion (e.g. gUiw)

NormalVisual

gu

Lowercase motion (e.g. guiw)

NormalVisual

g~~

Toggle case of current line

Normal

>

Indent (motion or visual selection)

e.g. >>

NormalVisual

<

Outdent (motion or visual selection)

NormalVisual

=

Auto-indent (motion or visual selection)

e.g. == realigns line

NormalVisual

Insert Mode (15)

i

Insert before cursor

Normal

I

Insert at first non-blank of line

Normal

a

Insert after cursor

Normal

A

Insert at end of line

Normal

o

Open new line below and insert

Normal

O

Open new line above and insert

Normal

s

Substitute: delete char and insert

Normal

S

Substitute line: delete line and insert

Normal

Esc

Leave Insert mode

Insert

Ctrl-c

Leave Insert mode (no InsertLeave check)

Insert

Ctrl-[

Leave Insert mode (same as Esc)

Insert

Ctrl-o

Run one Normal command then return to Insert

Insert

Ctrl-r

Insert register contents (e.g. Ctrl-r ")

Insert

Ctrl-n

Autocomplete — next match

Insertnvim

Ctrl-p

Autocomplete — previous match

Insertnvim

Visual Mode (11)

v

Enter charwise Visual mode

Normal

V

Enter linewise Visual mode

Normal

Ctrl-v

Enter blockwise Visual mode (column)

Normal

gv

Re-select last visual selection

Normal

o

Move cursor to other end of selection

Visual

I

Insert at start of every line in block (blockwise)

Visual

A

Append at end of every line in block (blockwise)

Visual

c

Change selection (enters Insert)

Visual

d

Delete selection

Visual

x

Delete (cut) selection

Visual

y

Yank (copy) selection

Visual

Search & Replace (12)

/<x>

Search forward for <x>

e.g. /foo → next 'foo'

NormalVisual

?<x>

Search backward for <x>

Normal

n

Next search match

Normal

N

Previous search match

Normal

*

Search forward for word under cursor

Normal

#

Search backward for word under cursor

Normal

g*

Search forward for partial word under cursor

Normal

:s/old/new/

Substitute first occurrence on current line

Command-line

:s/old/new/g

Substitute all on current line

Command-line

:%s/old/new/g

Substitute all in buffer

Command-line

:%s/old/new/gc

Substitute all with confirmation

Command-line

:noh

Clear search highlighting

Command-line

Registers & Macros (12)

"<reg>y

Yank into register <reg> (e.g. "ay)

NormalVisual

"<reg>p

Paste from register <reg> (e.g. "ap)

Normal

"+y

Yank into system clipboard (+ register)

NormalVisualnvim

"+p

Paste from system clipboard

Normal

""

Unnamed register (last yank/delete)

Normal

"0

Yank register (last yank, not delete)

Normal

"_

Black hole register (discard)

Normal

:reg

List all registers

Command-line

q<reg>

Record macro into register <reg> (e.g. qa)

Normal

q

Stop recording macro

Normal

@<reg>

Run macro in <reg> (e.g. @a)

5@a = run 5×

Normal

@@

Repeat last macro

Normal

Marks (8)

m<x>

Set mark <x> at cursor (e.g. ma)

Normal

`<x>

Jump to mark <x> (exact column)

Normal

'<x>

Jump to mark <x> (start of line)

Normal

Toggle to last position

Normal

''

Toggle to last position (line start)

Normal

m<capital>

Set global (file-spanning) mark (e.g. mA)

Normal

:marks

List all marks

Command-line

:delm <x>

Delete mark <x>

Command-line

Folding (10)

zf{motion}

Create fold (manual folding)

e.g. zfap → fold paragraph

Normal

zo

Open fold under cursor

Normal

zc

Close fold under cursor

Normal

za

Toggle fold

Normal

zR

Open all folds

Normal

zM

Close all folds

Normal

zj

Move to next fold start

Normal

zk

Move to previous fold start

Normal

[z

Move to start of current open fold

Normal

]z

Move to end of current open fold

Normal

Windows & Tabs (16)

:split

Split window horizontally (top/bottom)

Command-line

:vsplit

Split window vertically (left/right)

Command-line

Ctrl-w h

Move to window on the left

Normal

Ctrl-w j

Move to window below

Normal

Ctrl-w k

Move to window above

Normal

Ctrl-w l

Move to window on the right

Normal

Ctrl-w w

Cycle to next window

Normal

Ctrl-w =

Make all windows equal size

Normal

Ctrl-w _

Maximize current window height

Normal

Ctrl-w |

Maximize current window width

Normal

Ctrl-w c

Close current window

Normal

Ctrl-w o

Close all other windows

Normal

:tabnew

Open a new tab

Command-line

gt

Next tab

3gt = tab 3

Normal

gT

Previous tab

Normal

:tabclose

Close current tab

Command-line

Saving & Exiting (11)

:w

Write (save) file

Command-line

:wq

Write and quit

Command-line

:x

Write (if changed) and quit

Command-line

ZZ

Write (if changed) and quit (Normal-mode shortcut)

Normal

:q

Quit (fails if unsaved changes)

Command-line

:q!

Force quit (discard changes)

Command-line

ZQ

Force quit (Normal-mode shortcut)

Normal

:wqa

Write all and quit all

Command-line

:qa!

Force quit all

Command-line

:e <file>

Open <file> for editing

Command-line

:saveas <file>

Save as new file and switch to it

Command-line

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