Modes

• Normal Mode: Default mode for navigation and commands (Esc)
• Insert Mode: i, I, a, A (exit with Esc)
• Visual Mode: v for (character), V for (line), Ctrl+v for (block)
• Command Mode: :

Navigation

• Basic: h (left), j (down), k (up), l (right)
• Words: w (next word), b (previous word), e (end of word)
• Lines: 0 (start), ^ (first non-whitespace), $ (end)
• Scrolling: Ctrl+d (down), Ctrl+u (up)
• File: gg (top), G (bottom)

Actions

• d: Delete
• c: Change (delete and enter Insert Mode)
• y: Yank (copy)
• v: Visual selection

Motions

• i: Inside
• a: Around

Objects

• w: Word
• p: Paragraph
• t: Tag
• q: Quote (or ', ", ```)
• b: Bracket (or (, {, [, <)

Examples

• dw: Delete Word
• cw: Change Word
• yy: Copy Entire Line
• y$: Copy To End Of Line
• diq: Delete Inside Quotes
• ca{, ci(: Change Around Braces
• yap: Yank Paragraph
• dab: Delete Around Brackets
• yiw: Yank Inside Word
• ciw: Change Inside Word
• vit: Visual Selection Inside Tag
• ct": Change To Next " (leaving the ")
• df|: Delete to Next | (including the |)
• ea: Insert cursor end of the word.