Tick vs Backtick

' jumps to the line of a mark. ` jumps to the exact position.

Keys: ', `

' (apostrophe) is linewise: jumps to the line of the mark, lands on first non-blank. ` (backtick) is charwise: jumps to the exact stored line and column.

Every mark has two ways to jump to it: • '{m} — jump to the line of mark m, cursor on first non-blank. Linewise. • `{m} — jump to the exact position of mark m. Charwise.

Tip. Mnemonic: tick (') = top of column on the line. Backtick (` ``) = back to the precise byte.

Tip. Backtick is awkward to type on most keyboards. Many users remap with nnoremap ' ` and nnoremap ` ` ' to swap them — backtick (the more useful one) becomes the easier key. Try it for a week.