Learn Helix Shortcuts for Windows
Movement Shortcuts
| Action |
Helix Shortcut Keys |
| Move left |
H |
| Move down |
J |
| Move up |
K |
| Move right |
L |
| Move next word start |
W |
| Move previous word start |
B |
| Move next word end |
E |
| Move next word start |
Shift + W |
| Move previous word start |
Shift + B |
| Move next word end |
Shift + E |
| Find until next char |
T |
| Find next char |
F |
| Find until previous char |
Shift + T |
| Find previous char |
Shift + F |
| Go to line number |
Shift + G |
| Repeat last motion (f, t or m) |
Alt + . |
| Move to the start of the line |
Home |
| Move to the end of the line |
End |
| Move page up |
Page Up Key |
| Move page down |
Page Down Key |
| Move half page up |
Ctrl + U |
| Move half page down |
Ctrl + D |
| Jump forward on the jumplist |
Ctrl + I |
| Jump backward on the jumplist |
Ctrl + O |
| Save the current selection to the jumplist |
Ctrl + S |
Changes Shortcuts
| Action |
Helix Shortcuts |
| Replace with a character |
R |
| Replace with yanked text |
Shift + R |
| Switch case of the selected text |
~ |
| Set the selected text to lower case |
` |
| Set the selected text to upper case |
Alt + ` |
| Insert before selection |
I |
| Insert after selection (append) |
A |
| Insert at the start of the line |
Shift + I |
| Insert at the end of the line |
Shift + A |
| Open new line below selection |
O |
| Open new line above selection |
Shift + O |
| Repeat last insert |
. |
| Undo change |
U |
| Redo change |
Shift + U |
| Move backward in history |
Alt + U |
| Move forward in history |
Alt + Shift + U |
| Yank selection |
Y |
| Paste after selection |
P |
| Paste before selection |
Shift + P |
| Select a register to yank to or paste from |
“ |
| Indent selection |
> |
| Unindent selection |
< |
| Format selection (currently nonfunctional/disabled) (LSP) |
= |
| Delete selection |
D |
| Delete selection, without yanking |
Alt + D |
| Change selection (delete and enter insert mode) |
C |
| Change selection (delete and enter insert mode, without yanking) |
Alt + C |
| Increment object (number) under cursor |
Ctrl + A |
| Decrement object (number) under cursor |
Ctrl + X |
| Start/stop macro recording to the selected register (experimental) |
Shift + Q |
| Play back a recorded macro from the selected register (experimental) |
Q |
Shell Shortcuts
| Action |
Helix Shortcuts |
| Pipe each selection through shell command, replacing with output |
| |
| Pipe each selection into shell command, ignoring output |
Alt + | |
| Run shell command, inserting output before each selection |
! |
| Run shell command, appending output after each selection |
Alt + ! |
| Pipe each selection into shell command, keep selections where command returned 0 |
$ |
Selection Manipulation Shortcuts
| Action |
Helix Shortcut Keys |
| Select all regex matches inside selections |
S |
| Split selection into sub selections on regex matches |
Shift + S |
| Split selection on newlines |
Alt + S |
| Merge selections |
Alt + – |
| Merge consecutive selections |
Alt + _ |
| Align selection in columns |
& |
| Trim whitespace from the selection |
_ |
| Collapse selection onto a single cursor |
; |
| Flip selection cursor and anchor |
Alt + ; |
| Ensures the selection is in forward direction |
Alt + : |
| Keep only the primary selection |
, |
| Remove the primary selection |
Alt + , |
| Copy selection onto the next line (Add cursor below) |
C |
| Copy selection onto the previous line (Add cursor above) |
Alt + C |
| Rotate main selection backward |
( |
| Rotate main selection forward |
) |
| Rotate selection contents backward |
Alt + ( |
| Rotate selection contents forward |
Alt + ) |
| Select entire file |
% |
| Select current line, if already selected, extend to next line |
X |
| Extend selection to line bounds (line-wise selection) |
Shift + X |
| Shrink selection to line bounds (line-wise selection) |
Alt + X |
| Join lines inside selection |
J |
| Join lines inside selection and select the inserted space |
Alt + Shift + J |
| Keep selections matching the regex |
Shift + K |
| Remove selections matching the regex |
Alt + Shift + K |
| Comment/uncomment the selections |
Ctrl + C |
| Expand selection to parent syntax node (TS) |
Alt + O |
| Alt-down Shrink syntax tree object selection (TS) |
Alt + I |
| Select previous sibling node in syntax tree (TS) |
Alt + P |
| Select next sibling node in syntax tree (TS) |
Alt + N |
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