Helix Keyboard Shortcuts
Edit code directly from your terminal.
⌘K
66 shortcuts / 3 sections
Insert
15Switch to normal mode
⎋Escape
Commit undo checkpoint
⌃SControl S
Autocomplete
⌃XControl X
Insert a register content
⌃RControl R
delete previous word
⌃WControl W
delete previous word
⌥⌫Option Backspace
delete next word
⌥DOption D
delete to start of line
⌃UControl U
delete to end of line
⌃KControl K
delete previous char
⌃HControl H
delete previous char
⌫Backspace
delete previous char
⇧⌫Shift Backspace
delete next char
⌃DControl D
Insert new line
⌃JControl J
Insert new line
↩Enter
Prompt
32Close prompt
⎋Escape
Close prompt
⌃CControl C
Backward a word
⌥BOption B
Backward a word
⌃←Control Left Arrow
Backward a char
⌃BControl B
Backward a char
←Left Arrow
Forward a word
⌥FOption F
Forward a word
⌃→Control Right Arrow
Forward a char
⌃FControl F
Forward a char
→Right Arrow
Move prompt end
⌃EControl E
Move prompt end
EndEnd
Move prompt start
⌃AControl A
Move prompt start
HomeHome
delete previous word
⌃WControl W
delete previous word
⌥⌫Option Backspace
delete previous word
⌃⌫Control Backspace
delete next word
⌥DOption D
delete to start of line
⌃UControl U
delete to end of line
⌃KControl K
delete previous char
⌫Backspace
delete previous char
⌃HControl H
delete previous char
⇧⌫Shift Backspace
delete next char
⌃DControl D
Ins word und doc cursor may be chng ctrl-r ctrl-w
⌃SControl S
Select previous history
⌃PControl P
Select previous history
↑Up Arrow
Select next history
⌃NControl N
Select next history
↓Down Arrow
Insert data of register selected follow input char
⌃RControl R
Select next completion item
⇥Tab
Open selected
↩Enter
Picker
19Previous entry
⇧⇥Shift Tab
Previous entry
↑Up Arrow
Previous entry
⌃PControl P
Next entry
⇥Tab
Next entry
↓Down Arrow
Next entry
⌃NControl N
Page up
PgUpPage Up
Page up
⌃UControl U
Page down
PgDnPage Down
Page down
⌃DControl D
Go to first entry
HomeHome
Go to last entry
EndEnd
Open selected
↩Enter
Open selected in background without closing picker
⌥↩Option Enter
Open horizontally
⌃SControl S
Open vertically
⌃VControl V
Toggle preview
⌃TControl T
Close picker
⎋Escape
Close picker
⌃CControl C