Sentence and Paragraph Motions

( ) โ€” sentences. { } โ€” paragraphs.

Keys: (, ), {, }

( and ) jump to the previous and next sentence. { and } jump by paragraph (blank-line separated).

When you're navigating prose, words and lines are too small. Vim offers two larger units: sentences (delimited by ./!/?) and paragraphs (delimited by blank lines).

Forward to next sentence
KeyNote
)
Back to previous sentence
KeyNote
(
Forward to next paragraph
KeyNote
}
Back to previous paragraph
KeyNote
{
( ) โ€” sentence motion
{ } โ€” paragraph motion

Reference

Key Action
) Forward to next sentence
( Back to previous sentence
} Forward to next paragraph (blank line)
{ Back to previous paragraph

See also: Sentence and Paragraph, Match Bracket