370 results for "insert mode"
<C-y> (above) / <C-e> (below)
In insert mode, inserts the character from the same column one line above, and inserts the character from the same column one line below.
<C-r><C-o>
When you paste a register in insert mode with {reg}, Vim inserts the text as if you had typed it — which means auto-indent, abbreviation expansion, and other
registers #registers #insert-mode #paste #autoindent #editing
<C-r>0
In Insert mode, {reg} pastes the contents of any register inline at the cursor.
:set complete+=kspell
Vim's built-in completion ( / ) sources matches from buffers, included files, and tags by default.
<C-o>{cmd}
Pressing in insert mode lets you execute one normal mode command and then automatically returns you to insert mode.
<C-g>U{motion}
By default, moving the cursor with arrow keys while in insert mode creates an undo break — meaning a subsequent u will undo only back to when you last moved,
inoremap <Left> <C-g>U<Left>
In insert mode, any cursor movement — including arrow keys, Home, and End — causes Vim to split the undo block at that point.
<C-x><C-]>
Pressing in insert mode opens a completion menu populated from your project's tags file.
<C-k>DG
Vim's digraph system lets you insert special characters by pressing followed by a two-character mnemonic code.
<C-k>
Vim has a built-in digraph system that lets you type special characters using short two-character codes.
set completeopt+=fuzzy
Neovim 0.
:iabbrev {lhs} {rhs}
The :iabbrev command defines insert-mode abbreviations — short character sequences that automatically expand into longer text when you type a non-keyword char
gI
Most Vim users know I to insert at the start of a line — but I actually jumps to the first non-blank character, skipping leading whitespace.
<C-r>=system('cmd')
In command-line mode, =system('command') evaluates the shell command and inserts its output into the command line.
<C-x><C-t>
Vim's insert-mode completion includes a thesaurus mode triggered by .
<C-r><C-r>x
When you press x in insert mode to paste a register, Vim inserts the text "as if you typed it" — meaning autoindent, textwidth, and other insert behaviors can
:put =strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
The :put = command inserts the result of a Vimscript expression directly into the buffer as a new line.
<C-v>jjI\=printf('%02d ', line('.')-line("'<")+1)<CR><Esc>
By combining visual block insert with Vim's expression register, you can insert dynamically computed line numbers at the start of each selected line.
visual-mode #visual-mode #block-mode #line-numbers #expression-register
:set guicursor=n-v-c:block,i-ci-ve:ver25,r-cr:hor20
Neovim's guicursor option lets you assign a distinct cursor shape and style to each mode, providing immediate visual feedback about which mode you are in.
:set complete-=i
Vim's complete option controls which sources are scanned when you press or to complete a word.
