Editing (VS Code mode)

Modeless, VS Code-style operation.

Switching

Switch in one of the following ways.

• Type :keymap vscode while running. To go back to Helix mode, use :keymap helix.
• Write keymap = "vscode" in config.toml (Configuration files).

Keys

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Move
Shift + arrow keys	Move while selecting
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ (Alt+B / Alt+F)	Move by word. Add Shift to select
Home / End	Start / end of line. Add Shift to select
Ctrl+Home / Ctrl+End	Start / end of the file. Add Shift to select
PgUp / PgDn	One screen up / down. Add Shift to select
Alt+PgUp / Alt+PgDn	Scroll the view left / right by half a screen without moving the cursor. It stops at the left edge and where the end of the longest line is visible. The horizontal mouse wheel and Shift + wheel do the same
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓	Move the line up / down
Tab / Shift+Tab	Increase / decrease the indentation
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X	Copy / cut. With no selection, the whole line
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+F	Search in the file
Ctrl+/	Toggle a line comment
Ctrl+Space	Trigger completion manually (it is not used to toggle the terminal)
Tab / Shift+Tab	Move to the next / previous placeholder of a completion snippet (only while filling in; Esc ends it)
F12	Go to definition
Shift+F12	List references
Alt+← / Alt+→	Go back to / forward from the place before a jump
F2	Rename
Esc	Clear the selection and extra cursors

The global keys (Ctrl+P, Ctrl+S and so on) are described in Understanding the screen and Files and search.