The `z` Family

Folding, scrolling, spell. The most thematically scattered prefix.

Keys: zz, zt, zb, zo, zc, zf, zR, zM, z=, zg

z handles three loosely-related families: scroll positioning (zz, zt, zb), folding (zo, zc, zf, zR), and spell suggestions (z=, zg, zw).

The z Family

The z prefix is even more scattered than g. Three separate families share the prefix because Vim ran out of one-key real estate: scrolling, folding, and spell-checking.

Reference (most-used)

Key	Family	Action
`zz`	Scroll	Cursor's line → middle
`zt`	Scroll	Cursor's line → top
`zb`	Scroll	Cursor's line → bottom
`z.`	Scroll	Like `zz`, cursor → first non-blank
`zs` / `ze`	Scroll	Horizontal: cursor → left / right
`zo`	Fold	Open one fold
`zc`	Fold	Close one fold
`zO` / `zC`	Fold	Open / close folds recursively
`za`	Fold	Toggle one fold
`zR`	Fold	Open all folds
`zM`	Fold	Close all folds
`zr` / `zm`	Fold	Open / close one level
`zf`{motion}	Fold	Create fold over motion
`zd` / `zE`	Fold	Delete this fold / all folds
`z=`	Spell	Suggest corrections
`zg` / `zw`	Spell	Mark word as good / wrong
`zn` / `zN`	Fold	Disable / re-enable folding

Worked example — zz zt zb

Viewport positioning with z.

Step 2 · `zt` · zt — current line to top.

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Watch

📺 #0286 zz Center Screen (not yet published)
📺 #0316 z= in Practice (not yet published)