" Backslash l nmap l :set list! " If you want listchars set list " set listchars=tab:\|\ set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬,trail:• " set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬ " set listchars=tab:\|\ ,eol:↴ " set listchars=tab:\|\ ,eol:$ " set listchars=tab:\⇒\ ,eol:↴ " Tabs show up as MARCON, aka 0xC2 0xAF " Misc symbols for tabs: ¯ ⇒ ⇥ ⇨ ⇏ ⇸ →