Keymaps

IceNvim has set up a lot of reasonable and easy-to-remember keymaps already. Almost all of them can be checked out via the awesome which-key.nvim plugin either when you are typing them or by explicitly calling the WhichKey command.

This page lists only those keymaps that IceNvim has added. Some of the default keymaps that come with plugins are not included.

Core Keymaps

These keymaps do not rely on external plugins. The details can be viewed in lua/core/keymap.lua.

key	description	modes
gcO	add comment above current line	normal
gco	add comment below current line	normal
gcA	add comment after current line	normal
J	if in normal mode, join v_count + 1 lines	normal / visual
\	black hole register	normal / visual
<A-b>	open current html / markdown / typst file	normal
<A-o>	insert line below current line and remain in normal mode	normal
<A-O>	insert line above current line and remain in normal mode	normal
<C-g>	clear command line	normal / insert / visual / terminal
<C-s>	save file	normal / insert / visual
<C-t>	open terminal	normal
<C-z>	undo	normal / insert / visual / terminal / command
<leader>bd	delete buffer	normal
<leader>bh	go to previous buffer	normal
<leader>bl	go to next buffer	normal

Command Mode Keymaps

These are keymaps that are aimed at enhancing editting experience in the command line. You might notice some resemblance to emacs.

key	description
<C-f>	move forward
<C-b>	move backward
<C-a>	start of the line
<C-e>	end of the line
<A-f>	move forward one word
<A-b>	move backward one word

Plugin-Related Keymaps

These keymaps are only available when the corresponding plugins are loaded. If you start neovim with the --noplugin flag, they would not work. You can check them out in lua/plugins/keymap.lua and lua/plugins/config.lua.

These keymaps are mostly prefixed with the leader key (<SPC> ) and an additional key that gives you a glimpse of what the keymap might do. They include:

prefix	group
<leader>a	avante
<leader>b	buffers
<leader>g	git
<leader>h	hop
<leader>l	lsp
<leader>t	telescope
<leader>u	utils

The full list of these keymaps include:

Avante

key	description	modes
<leader>awc	focus selected code	normal
<leader>awi	focus input	normal
<leader>awa	focus result	normal
<leader>aws	focus selected files	normal
<leader>awt	focus todo	normal

Git

This part relies on the gitsigns.nvim and neogit plugins.

key	description	modes
<leader>gB	stage buffer	normal
<leader>gb	git blame	normal
<leader>gl	git blame line	normal
<leader>gn	go to next hunk	normal
<leader>gP	preview hunk	normal
<leader>gp	go to previous hunk	normal
<leader>gr	restore hunk	normal
<leader>gs	stage hunk	normal
<leader>gt	open neogit	normal
<leader>gu	undo stage	normal

Hop

This part relies on the hop.nvim plugin.

key	description	modes
<leader>hp	hop word	normal

Lsp

The keymaps would only work if the corresponding lsp / formatter / ... is set up properly.

key	description	modes
<leader>lc	code action	normal
<leader>ld	go to definition	normal
<leader>lf	format code	normal
<leader>lh	view hover doc	normal
<leader>li	go to implementation	normal
<leader>ln	go to next diagnostic	normal
<leader>lP	show line diagnostic	normal
<leader>lp	go to previous diagnostic	normal
<leader>lR	show references	normal
<leader>lr	rename	normal
<leader>lt	toggle trouble.nvim	normal
<leader>ly	yank line diagnostic	normal

Telescope

This part relies on the telescope.nvim plugin.

key	description	modes
<leader>t<C-f>	find in pwd	normal
<leader>tf	find file	normal
<leader>bi	manage buffers	normal

Specifically, in the telescope picker, you have these keymaps:

key	description	modes
<C-j>	next selection	insert
<C-k>	previous selection	insert
<C-n>	next history	insert
<C-p>	previous history in pwd	insert
<C-c>	exit	insert
<C-u>	scroll up	insert
<C-d>	scroll down	insert

In the buffer management picker, you also have this keymap:

key	description	modes
<M-d>	delete buffer	insert

For the buffer management / live grep / find file pickers, you also have these keymaps:

key	description	modes
<M-v>	vsplit	insert
<M-s>	split	insert

Utils

key	description	modes
<leader>uc	select config file	normal
<leader>uf	toggle nvim-tree	normal
<leader>ug	use grug-far to find and replace	normal
<leader>ul	open lazy panel	normal
<leader>ut	find todo items	normal
<leader>uu	toggle undo tree	normal

Misc

key	description	modes
<C-k><C-t>	open colorscheme picker	normal