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Emacs Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for Emacs, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source
GNU Emacs Manual (gnu.org/software/emacs)
License
MIT
Variants
3 download options
Updated
2026-03-27

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Cursor Movement

C-f / C-bForward / backward one character
M-f / M-bForward / backward one word
C-n / C-pNext / previous line
C-a / C-eBeginning / end of line
M-a / M-eBeginning / end of sentence
C-v / M-vScroll down / up one page
M-< / M->Beginning / end of buffer
M-g gGo to line number

Screen Positioning

C-lRecenter screen (cycle top/center/bottom)
C-M-lReposition window heuristically

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