Keymaps and Behavior

GUI shortcut table

Shortcut	Mode	Behavior	Vim equivalent
`Ctrl+C`	normal	copy line	`yy`
`Ctrl+C`	visual	copy selection	`y`
`Ctrl+V`	normal	paste	`p`
`Ctrl+V`	insert	paste	insert paste
`Ctrl+X`	visual	cut selection	`d`
`Ctrl+A`	normal	select all	`ggVG`
`Ctrl+A`	insert	select all	`<Esc>ggVG`
`Ctrl+Z`	normal	undo	`u`
`Ctrl+Z`	insert	undo	`<C-o>u`
`Ctrl+Y`	normal	redo	`<C-r>`
`Ctrl+Y`	insert	redo	`<C-o><C-r>`
`Ctrl+S`	normal	save buffer	`:write`
`Ctrl+S`	insert	save buffer	`:write`
`Ctrl+S`	visual	save buffer	`:write`
`Ctrl+Q`	normal	save and close	`:confirm wq`
`Ctrl+Q`	insert	save and close	`:confirm wq`
`Home`	normal	line start	`0`
`Home`	insert	line start	`<C-o>0`
`Home`	visual	line start	`0`
`End`	normal	line end	`$`
`End`	insert	line end	`<C-o>$`
`End`	visual	line end	`$`
`Ctrl+Backspace`	normal	delete previous word	GUI-style previous-word delete
`Ctrl+Backspace`	insert	delete previous word	GUI-style previous-word delete
`Ctrl+Delete`	normal	delete next word	GUI-style next-word delete
`Ctrl+Delete`	insert	delete next word	GUI-style next-word delete

Visual mode:

These use the black-hole register so clipboard contents are preserved.

These start visual selection and move in the requested direction.

The same keys extend the current selection.

The same keys leave insert mode, enter visual selection, and move accordingly.

copy, cut, and paste use Neovim register-based handling
clipboard state is synchronized as safely as possible with + and unnamed registers

clipboard actions prefer Yanky handlers
no hard dependency is created
diagnostics show whether Yanky is installed, loaded, or only available for lazy load

Saves the current buffer with :update.

Ctrl+Q is treated as a GUI-style save-and-close action and runs :confirm wq.

If preserve_mode = true, compatible mappings return the user to the original mode after the action.

Not every mapping preserves mode. Selection-starting mappings intentionally change mode because that is their behavior.