> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vorto-editor.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vorto keybindings: complete default keymap reference > A complete reference of Vorto's default Normal-mode keybindings — navigation, editing, operators, Visual mode, leader keys, windows, and more. Vorto ships with a vim-style keymap out of the box. Every binding listed here is active in Normal mode unless noted otherwise. You can override any binding in your `config.toml` using `[[bind]]` entries — see [Configure keybindings](/configuration/keybindings) for the syntax and full list of action names. ## Navigation ### Cursor movement | Key | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | | `h` / `←` | Move left | | `l` / `→` | Move right | | `j` / `↓` | Move down | | `k` / `↑` | Move up | | `0` / `Home` | Move to the start of the line | | `$` / `End` | Move to the end of the line | | `^` | Move to the first non-blank character of the line | ### Word movement | Key | Action | | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | `w` | Move forward to the start of the next word | | `b` | Move backward to the start of the previous word | | `e` | Move forward to the end of the current or next word | | `W` | Move forward to the start of the next WORD (whitespace-delimited) | | `B` | Move backward to the start of the previous WORD | | `E` | Move forward to the end of the current or next WORD | ### File and viewport movement | Key | Action | | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | `gg` | Go to the start of the file | | `G` | Go to the end of the file | | `H` | Move to the top of the visible viewport | | `M` | Move to the middle of the visible viewport | | `L` | Move to the bottom of the visible viewport | | `Ctrl-d` | Scroll half a page down | | `Ctrl-u` | Scroll half a page up | | `Ctrl-f` | Scroll a full page down | | `Ctrl-b` | Scroll a full page up | | `{` | Move to the previous blank line (paragraph back) | | `}` | Move to the next blank line (paragraph forward) | | `%` | Jump to the matching bracket | ### Character find | Key | Action | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `f{c}` | Move forward to the next occurrence of character `c` on the line | | `F{c}` | Move backward to the previous occurrence of character `c` on the line | | `t{c}` | Move forward, stopping one character before `c` | | `T{c}` | Move backward, stopping one character after `c` | | `;` | Repeat the last character find in the same direction | | `,` | Repeat the last character find in the opposite direction | ### Search | Key | Action | | --- | --------------------------------------------- | | `/` | Open a forward search prompt | | `?` | Open a backward search prompt | | `n` | Jump to the next search match | | `N` | Jump to the previous search match | | `*` | Search forward for the word under the cursor | | `#` | Search backward for the word under the cursor | ### Jump history Vorto records the cursor position before each large jump into a per-pane jumplist. See [Jumps & bookmarks](/editing/navigation#jumplist). | Key | Action | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | `Ctrl-o` | Jump back to the previous position in the jumplist | | `Ctrl-i` / `Tab` | Jump forward again | ## Entering Insert mode | Key | Action | | --- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | `i` | Insert before the cursor | | `a` | Append after the cursor | | `I` | Insert at the first non-blank character of the line | | `A` | Append at the end of the line | | `o` | Open a new line below and enter Insert | | `O` | Open a new line above and enter Insert | | `s` | Delete the character under the cursor and enter Insert | | `S` | Clear the current line and enter Insert | | `C` | Delete from the cursor to end of line and enter Insert | ## Normal-mode editing ### Operators Operators wait for a motion or text object before acting. Type the operator, then a motion (e.g. `dw` deletes a word) or double the operator to act on the current line (e.g. `dd`). | Key | Operator | | --- | -------------------------------- | | `d` | Delete | | `y` | Yank (copy) | | `c` | Change (delete and enter Insert) | | `>` | Indent right | | `<` | Dedent left | ### Standalone editing commands | Key | Action | | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | `x` | Delete the character under the cursor | | `p` | Paste after the cursor | | `u` | Undo | | `Ctrl-r` | Redo (bind with action `redo` in config if not already set) | | `D` | Delete from the cursor to end of line | | `Y` | Yank the current line | | `J` | Join the next line into the current line | | `~` | Toggle the case of the character under the cursor | | `r{c}` | Replace the character under the cursor with `c` | | `.` | Repeat the last change | ### Text objects Text objects are valid after an operator and require a scope (`i` for inner, `a` for around): | Object key | Target | | --------------- | ---------------------------------- | | `w` | Word | | `p` | Paragraph | | `"` | Double-quoted string | | `'` | Single-quoted string | | `(` / `)` / `b` | Parentheses | | `{` / `}` / `B` | Braces | | `[` / `]` | Brackets | | `f` | Function (tree-sitter) | | `c` | Class (tree-sitter) | | `a` | Argument / parameter (tree-sitter) | Example: `diw` deletes the inner word; `ca"` changes around a double-quoted string. ## Visual mode | Key | Action | | -------- | ----------------------------- | | `v` | Enter Visual (character) mode | | `V` | Enter Visual Line mode | | `Ctrl-V` | Enter Visual Block mode | | `Esc` | Return to Normal mode | In all Visual modes the same motions and text objects apply for extending the selection. Operators (`d`, `y`, `c`, `>`, `<`) act on the selection when pressed. ## `g` prefix (goto bindings) Press `g` in Normal mode to enter the goto sub-context: | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | | `gg` | Go to the start of the file | | `g_` | Move to the last non-blank character of the line | | `ge` | Move to the end of the previous word | | `gE` | Move to the end of the previous WORD | | `gs` | Move to the first non-blank character (same as `^`) | | `gl` | Move to the end of the line (same as `$`) | | `gc` | Move to the middle of the viewport (same as `M`) | | `gb` | Move to the bottom of the viewport (same as `L`) | | `gd` | Go to definition (LSP) | | `gD` | Go to declaration (LSP) | | `gi` | Go to implementation (LSP) | | `gr` | Find references (LSP) | | `gw` | Jump label (easymotion-style two-character hop) | | `gn` | Select the next search match and enter Visual mode | | `gN` | Select the previous search match and enter Visual mode | | `gA` | Select the whole buffer (equivalent to `ggVG`) | ## `z` prefix (viewport scroll) | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | `zz` | Center the cursor's line in the viewport | | `zt` | Scroll so the cursor's line is at the top of the viewport | | `zb` | Scroll so the cursor's line is at the bottom of the viewport | ## Folding (`z` prefix) Collapse and expand buffer regions. Fold ranges come from a language's tree-sitter `folds.scm`, falling back to indentation. See [Folding](/editing/folding). | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | -------------------------------- | | `za` | Toggle the fold under the cursor | | `zo` | Open the fold under the cursor | | `zc` | Close the fold under the cursor | | `zR` | Open every fold in the buffer | | `zM` | Close every fold in the buffer | ## Leader key bindings (`Space`) The leader key is `Space`. Press `Space` in Normal mode, then the second key: | Key sequence | Action | | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Space f` | Open the fuzzy file picker (respects `.gitignore`, hides dotfiles) | | `Space F` | Open the fuzzy file picker including hidden/dotfile paths | | `Space l` | Fuzzy search lines in the current buffer | | `Space /` | Fuzzy search across all workspace files | | `Space b` | Open the buffer picker | | `Space g` | Open the changed-file picker (files differing from `HEAD`) | | `Space e` | Open the file tree explorer for the current workspace | | `Space d` | Open the diagnostics picker (current buffer) | | `Space D` | Open the diagnostics picker (entire workspace) | | `Space j` | Open the jump history picker | | `Space r` | Rename the symbol under the cursor (LSP) | | `Space a` | Show code actions at the cursor (LSP) | | `Space K` / `Space k` | Show hover documentation (LSP) | | `Space c` | Toggle a line comment | | `Space *` | Seed the search pattern from the word under the cursor (forward, keep position) | | `Space #` | Seed the search pattern from the word under the cursor (backward, keep position) | | `Space ,` | Clear all extra multi-cursors | | `Space m` | Enter the bookmark sub-leader (see below) | | `Space w` | Enter the window sub-leader (see below) | ### `Space m` sub-leader (bookmarks) Harpoon-style bookmarks that persist per project; marked lines show a `●` in the gutter. See [Jumps & bookmarks](/editing/navigation#bookmarks). | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------------------ | | `Space m a` | Add a bookmark at the cursor | | `Space m d` | Remove the current buffer's bookmark | | `Space m m` | Open the bookmark picker | ## Window bindings ### `Space w` sub-leader | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | `Space w v` | Split the pane to the right (vertical split) | | `Space w h` | Split the pane below (horizontal split) | | `Space w c` | Close the active pane | | `Space w o` | Cycle to the next pane | | `Space w ←` | Focus the pane to the left | | `Space w →` | Focus the pane to the right | | `Space w ↑` | Focus the pane above | | `Space w ↓` | Focus the pane below | ### `Ctrl-W` prefix | Key sequence | Action | | ---------------- | --------------------------- | | `Ctrl-W h` / `←` | Focus the pane to the left | | `Ctrl-W l` / `→` | Focus the pane to the right | | `Ctrl-W j` / `↓` | Focus the pane below | | `Ctrl-W k` / `↑` | Focus the pane above | | `Ctrl-W w` | Cycle to the next pane | | `Ctrl-W v` | Split the pane to the right | | `Ctrl-W s` | Split the pane below | | `Ctrl-W c` / `q` | Close the active pane | ## Bracket navigation (`]` and `[` prefixes) | Key sequence | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | | `]d` | Jump to the next LSP diagnostic in the buffer | | `[d` | Jump to the previous LSP diagnostic in the buffer | | `]c` | Jump to the next git conflict marker | | `[c` | Jump to the previous git conflict marker | Resolve the conflict at the cursor with `:conflict` — see [Conflicts & reload](/editing/conflicts). ## Multi-cursor | Key | Action | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | `+` | Add a cursor at the next occurrence of the word under the cursor | | `-` | Remove the most recently added extra cursor | | `Shift-↓` | Add a cursor on the line below (requires Kitty keyboard protocol) | | `Space ,` | Clear all extra cursors | ## Other Normal-mode keys | Key | Action | | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | `K` | Show hover documentation for the symbol under the cursor (LSP) | | `:` | Open the command prompt |