Neovim Default Keybindings

This document lists the default keybindings in Neovim (no plugins, no custom config).
For the full list, see :help index.

The default leader key is <Space>.

Effect	Mode	Shortcut
open vscode like command panel	N	<C-p>
sync plugins	N	<leader>ps
clean plugins	N	<leader>px
check plugins update	N	<leader>pc
toggle nvim-tree	N	<C-n>
refresh nvim-tree	N	<leader>nr
toggle undotree	N	<leader>u
Terminal
toggle vertical terminal	N	<A-\>/<F5>
toggle horizontal terminal	N	<C-\>
toggle floating terminal	N	<A-d>
quit terminal	I	<C-d>
Buffer navigation
pick buffer n(nmeans No)	N	<A-n>
right buffer	N	<A-j>
left buffer	N	<A-k>
move current buffer to right	N	<A-S-j>
move current buffer to left	N	<A-S-k>
close current buffer	N	<A-q>
close current window	N	<A-S-q>
split buffer vertically	N	<C-w>v
split buffer horizontally	N	<C-w>s
navigate down	N	<C-j>
navigate up	N	<C-k>
navigate left	N	<C-h>
navigate right	N	<C-l>
Operaions in nvim-tree
new file	N	a
remove file/directory	N	d
rename file/directory	N	r
open directory	N	o/Enter
close directory	N	o/Backspace
copy filename	N	y
copy relative path	N	Y
copy absolute path	N	gy
toggle file/directory begin with dot	N	H
toggle hidden file/directory configured in nvim-tree	N	I
Telescope Operations
find file in recently opened	N	<leader>fr
find keyword in current project	N	<leader>fw
find file in current project	N	<leader>ff
find buffer in opened buffers	N	<leader>fb
search for the string under cursor in cwd	N	<leader>fs
find file in history	N	<leader>fe
find directory recorded by zoxide	N	<leader>fz
find project	N	<leader>fp
Vanilla vim operations
escape insert mode	I	jk or kj
[fold current]/[unfold collapsed] block	I	<S-Tab>
Use ; for :(Enter Command Mode)	N	;
Lsp operations by lspsaga.nvim
show code action	N	ga
preview definition	N	gd
jump to definition	N	gD
toggle tagbar(outline)	N	go
lsp rename in current file	N	gr
rename in current project	N	gR
show signature help	N	gs
show current function/variable's definition or references	N	gh
request incoming calls from the language server	N	<leader>ci
request outgoing calls from the language server	N	<leader>co
show hover doc	N	K
code diagnostics of the current line	N	<leader>ld
Lsp operations bytrouble.nvim
toggle last diagnostics	N	gt
toggle lsp references	N	<leader>tr
toggle lsp document diagnostics	N	<leader>td
toggle lsp workspace diagnostics	N	<leader>tw
toggle code quickfix	N	<leader>tq
toggle code loclist	N	<leader>tl
Code completion
next candidate	I	<Tab>/<C-n>
prev candidate	I	<S-Tab>/<C-p>
confirm candidate	I	<Enter>
close completion window	I	<C-w>
Navigate in snippet
next snippet's block	I	<Tab>
prev snippet's block	I	<S-Tab>
Navigate in quote or bracket
jump to quote end	I	<A-l>
back to quote begin	I	<A-h>
Code selection
select current () block	N	vab
select current {} block	N	vaB
select current outer function block	N	vaf
select current outer class block	N	vac
select current inner function block	N	vif
select current inner class block	N	vic
Code-snip Run
Snip run for selected area	V	<leader>r
Snip run for whole file	N	<leader>r
Cursor movement
jump to one line	N	<leader>j/<leader>k
find one word	N	<leader>w
find one character	N	<leader>c
find two characters below cursor	N	<leader>cc
find one characterx in front of cursor	N	Fx
find one characterx behind cursor	N	fx
find next characterx follow direction	N	;
find prev characterx follow direction	N	,
next function begin	N	][
prev function begin	N	[[
next function end	N	]]
prev function end	N	[]
next unstage git hunk	N	]g
prev unstage git hunk	N	[g
next code diagnostics	N	g]
prev code diagnostics	N	g[
Code comment
toggle one line's comment	N	gcc
toggle selected lines' comment	V	gc
Markdown preview
toggle MarkdownPreView	N	<F12>
Session management
Save current session	N	<leader>ss
Restore last session	N	<leader>sr
Delete last session	N	<leader>sd
Debug mode(supports c&cpp&rustgolang&python now)
Debug continue(run)	N	F6
Debug disconnect	N	F7
Debug toggle breakpoint	N	F8
Debug step into	N	F9
Debug step out	N	F10
Debug step over	N	F11
Debug run last	N	<leader>dl
Debug run to cursor	N	<leader>dc
Debug set breakpoint with condition	N	<leader>db
Debug open repl	N	<leader>do
Git management
open lazygit in current directory	N	<leader>g
Enter vim-fugitive	N	<leader>G
Enter git diff view	N	<leader>D
Close git diff view	N	<leader><leader>D
Stage hunk	N/V	<leader>hs
Reset hunk	N/V	<leader>hr
Undo stage hunk	N	<leader>hu
Reset buffer	N	<leader>hR
Preview hunk	N	<leader>hp
Blame hunk	N	<leader>hb
crates.io support (Only available in Cargo.toml)
Toggle spec activities	N	<leader>ct
Reload crate specs	N	<leader>cr
Toggle pop-up window	N	<leader>cs
Select spec versions	N	<leader>cv
Select spec features	N	<leader>cf
Show project dependencies	N	<leader>cd
Update current crate's spec	N	<leader>cu
Update selected crate's spec	V	<leader>cu
Update all crates' specs	N	<leader>ca
Upgrade current crate	N	<leader>cU
Upgrade selected crates	V	<leader>cU
Upgrade all crates	N	<leader>cA
Open current crate's homepage	N	<leader>cH
Open current crate's repository	N	<leader>cR
Open current crate's documentation	N	<leader>cD
Browse current crate on crates.io	N	<leader>cC

You can see more keybindings in lua/core/mapping.lua and lua/keymap/init.lua.

Note:

1. Put your cursor begin of the begin quote or bracket then press <A-l> you will jump to the end of the end quote or bracket.
2. Put your cursor end of the end quote or bracket then press <A-h> you will jump to the begin of the begin quote or bracket.

Note: These are the vanilla Neovim defaults. Plugins like markdown.nvim or mdx.nvim may add their own mappings.