Able to Change Cursor Type for Insert Mode

[lihe07]

Most modern terminals support different cursor types. Vim and NeoVim are able to be configured to use different cursor shape in insert mode. (Refer to this )

I think it is a good feature to distinguish different modes also to indicate the position to insert new characters. A demo of NeoVim is shown below:

Normal Mode	Insert Mode

[mahalel]

You can do this by adding the following to your configuration file:

[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = "bar"
normal = "block"
select = "underline"

See available choices here - https://docs.helix-editor.com/configuration.html#editorcursor-shape-section

[robinmoussu]

Is there a way to also modify the cursor for the non-primary cursor in insert mode? ie. CCCi will display 3 cursors, the first two are blocks and the third an underline. I’d like all cursors to be underline.

[the-mikedavis]

Only the primary cursor can be styled. It's a terminal limitation: bar and underline cursors are styled by using the terminal's cursor and you can only have one terminal cursor

[robinmoussu]

Arf. I guess that the other cursors just use a different background color, and that underline is not a valid terminal decoration (unlike bold or changing background color)?

[the-mikedavis]

Yeah non-primary cursors are drawn with a different background to simulate a block. You could change that highlight to show an underline though, something like:

"ui.cursor" = { modifiers = ["underlined"] }

in your theme file

[TornaxO7]

@lihe07 please don't forget to mark your question as answered, if it's solved.