Vim Cursor Column Highlight

pending

by miyatam3551

Displays crosshair-style highlighting at cursor position (vertical column + horizontal line)

Updated 2mo agoMITDiscovered via Obsidian Unofficial Plugins
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Vim Cursor Column Highlight

An Obsidian plugin that displays crosshair-style highlighting at the cursor position—a vertical column line and a horizontal row line.

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Requirements

  • Obsidian's Vim mode enabled (Settings → Editor → Vim key bindings)
  • Works in Normal mode only (highlight hides in Insert mode)

Features

  • Vertical line highlighting at cursor column (like Vim's cursorcolumn)
  • Horizontal line highlighting at cursor row (like Vim's cursorline)
  • Works in both light and dark themes
  • Option to disable theme's active line highlight (e.g., Nord theme's red highlight)

Installation

From Community Plugins (Coming Soon)

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins
  2. Search for "Vim Cursor Column Highlight"
  3. Install and enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Create folder: .obsidian/plugins/vim-cursor-column-highlight/
  3. Place the files in the folder
  4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Settings

OptionDescription
Disable theme's active line highlightRemoves .cm-active background color applied by themes

License

MIT

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