How do I disable the error beep in Vim?

Explanation

The belloff=all option disables all error bells and visual bells in Vim. No more beeping when you press Escape or hit an error.

How it works

• :set belloff=all disables all bells
• This suppresses both audio beeps and visual flashes
• Applies to all events that normally trigger a bell

Example

set belloff=all

Tips

• :set visualbell t_vb= is an older approach (visual bell with empty terminal code)
• :set noerrorbells disables only error bells
• belloff was introduced in Vim 8.0
• Some terminals handle bell silencing independently
• This is a very common vimrc setting