Vim/Neovim

Text Objects Commands

Leverage Vim's powerful text objects for precise editing. Learn to operate on words, sentences, paragraphs, quotes, brackets, and tags using inner (i) and around (a) modifiers.

8 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'iw' (inner word) and 'aw' (around word) with operators: 'diw' deletes word, 'ciw' changes word.

Use 'i"', 'i(', 'i{', 'it' (tag) for content inside delimiters, 'a' variant includes the delimiters.

Combine with operators for powerful edits: 'di"' (delete inside quotes), 'ci(' (change inside parens), 'ya{' (yank around braces).

Commands

Change inside quotes

$ ci"

Replace text inside double quotes.

Change inside parens

$ ci(

Replace text inside parentheses.

Change inside braces

$ ci{

Replace text inside curly braces.

Change inside brackets

$ ci[

Replace text inside square brackets.

Change inside tag

$ cit

Replace text inside HTML/XML tag.

Delete around word

$ daw

Delete word including surrounding space.

Delete around parens

$ da(

Delete text and parentheses themselves.

Yank inside paragraph

$ yip

Copy paragraph without surrounding blanks.