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Jump to the matching bracket

%

Mac Desktop app Vim default commands

Practice this

To jump to the matching bracket in Vim, press the Percent key.

Where it works: Normal mode

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Linux	Desktop app	`%`
Mac	Desktop app	`%`

Where this comes from

Vim help: index.txt - vim/vim

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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