Zed Vim Key Mappings: Visual Mode

2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

This post provides a detailed reference for the key mappings available in the Visual Mode of Zed’s Vim editor.

KeyCommand
g leditor::SelectNext
g Leditor::SelectPrev
g ceditor::SelectAll
g neditor::GoToNextWord
g Neditor::GoToPrevWord
i avim::text_object::ACommand
a avim::text_object::ACommand
i qvim::text_object::AString
a qvim::text_object::AString
i Qvim::text_object::AString
a Qvim::text_object::AString
i Bvim::text_object::MiniBracket
a Bvim::text_object::MiniBracket
i bvim::text_object::MiniBracket
a bvim::text_object::MiniBracket
i (vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a (vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i )vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a )vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i [vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a [vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i ]vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a ]vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i {vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a {vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i }vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a }vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i <vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a <vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i >vim::text_object::MiniBracket
a >vim::text_object::MiniBracket
i tvim::text_object::AnyTag
a tvim::text_object::AnyTag
i svim::text_object::ASentence
a svim::text_object::ASentence
i pvim::text_object::AParagraph
a pvim::text_object::AParagraph
i wvim::text_object::AWord
a wvim::text_object::AWord
i Wvim::text_object::AWord
a Wvim::text_object::AWord
i 'vim::text_object::MiniQuote
a 'vim::text_object::MiniQuote
i "vim::text_object::MiniQuote
a "vim::text_object::MiniQuote
`i
`vim::text_object::MiniQuote
`a
`vim::text_object::MiniQuote
i cvim::text_object::AnyClass
a cvim::text_object::AnyClass
i fvim::text_object::AnyFunction
a fvim::text_object::AnyFunction
i mvim::text_object::AnyFunction
a mvim::text_object::AnyFunction
g ~editor::ToggleCase
g Ueditor::UpperCase
g ueditor::LowerCase
g ?editor::Rot13
g Jeditor::JoinLines
Svim::Surround
g svim::Surround
g Rvim::ReplaceWithRegister
g ceditor::ToggleComments
z <enter>editor::FollowLink
g <enter>editor::FollowLink
oeditor::ReverseSelections
g veditor::SelectLast

HQ Key Mappings

gg / G Jump to top/bottom of page
j / k Scroll page up/down
h / l Focus navigation bar and move left/right
c / Escape Remove focus from nav bar / Close modal
x / Enter Follow a focused navigation link
t / T Cycle through site themes
m / M Toggle light/dark mode
f / / Open search dialog
? Open help dialog