Helix cheat sheet by Steven Hoy
Shares rank 15 of 18 reference websites by recommenders
A printable reference for the Helix modal editor that people keep at hand. One reviewer notes it is a touch out of date.
A printable reference for the Helix modal editor that people keep at hand. One reviewer notes it is a touch out of date.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Printed out as a handy reference
“I found your cheatsheet and printed it out a while ago”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 in “Beginner-friendly, unofficial documentation for Helix text editor” “I printed it out months ago”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Beginner-friendly, unofficial documentation for Helix text editor”
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What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Beautiful cheat sheet for the modal editor helix”
“There's another comment on this thread that has a cheatsheet that is probably a better place to start”
“I printed it out months ago”
“I found your cheatsheet and printed it out a while ago”
“It's a touch out of date, but still possibly useful.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.