Emacs Input

A client-side Fabric mod that adds Emacs-style keybindings to Minecraft text input fields, including chat, signs, command blocks, and books.

It affects the following text fields:

• Chat and command input
• Signs and hanging signs
• Books and quills
• Command blocks
• Anvil naming
• Any other standard text field

Keybindings

Navigation

Keybind	Action
C-f	Move forward one character
C-b	Move backward one character
C-a	Move to beginning of line
C-e	Move to end of line
C-p	Move to previous line (multiline fields only)
C-n	Move to next line (multiline fields only)
M-f	Move forward one word
M-b	Move backward one word

Kill Ring (Cut/Copy/Paste)

Keybind	Action
C-d	Delete character at cursor
C-k	Kill (cut) to end of line
C-u	Kill (cut) to beginning of line
C-w	Kill (cut) region (selected text)
C-y	Yank (paste) from kill ring
M-d	Kill word forward
M-Backspace	Kill word backward
M-w	Copy region to kill ring
M-y	Cycle through kill ring (after yank)

Undo/Redo

Keybind	Action
C-/	Undo last change
C-S-/	Redo

Transpose

Keybind	Action
C-t	Transpose characters
M-t	Transpose words

Case Conversion

Keybind	Action
M-u	Uppercase word
M-l	Lowercase word
M-c	Capitalize word

Mark and Selection

Keybind	Action
C-Space	Set mark (begin selection)
C-x C-x	Exchange point and mark
C-g	Cancel selection / deactivate mark

Chat History Search

Keybind	Action
C-r	Search backward through chat history
C-s	Search forward through chat history

Note: C- denotes Ctrl, M- denotes Alt (or Option on macOS), S- denotes Shift.

Configuration

Configuration is available through Mod Menu (or by editing the raw json at config/emacsinput:

• Enable/disable entire mod
• Toggle Ctrl or Alt keybinds independently
• Enable/disable specific feature categories (navigation, kill ring, undo, transpose, case conversion, mark)
• Force-enable or force-disable individual commands
• History search settings (case sensitivity)
• Alt key behavior (block all input vs. block only when bound)

Dependencies

Required:

• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API
• Cloth Config

Optional:

• Mod Menu (for in-game configuration access)