runtime(doc): clarify the use of 'iskeyword' option value
Commit:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9e456e52df83f64075ce94c9a5adc43e221a6d3c
Author: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>
Date: Mon Feb 9 20:51:58 2026 +0000
runtime(doc): clarify the use of 'iskeyword' option value
In particular, also mention the difference between the regex atom \k and
what Vim considers for a word character.
closes: #18688
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>
diff --git a/runtime/doc/motion.txt b/runtime/doc/motion.txt
index 582712fbb..7c1a53e1e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/motion.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/motion.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*motion.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Nov 09
+*motion.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2026 Feb 09
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -429,8 +429,10 @@ These commands move over words or WORDS.
*word*
A word consists of a sequence of letters, digits and underscores, or a
sequence of other non-blank characters, separated with white space (spaces,
-tabs, <EOL>). This can be changed with the 'iskeyword' option. An empty line
-is also considered to be a word.
+tabs, <EOL>). This can be changed with the 'iskeyword' option. For
+characters above 255, a word ends when the Unicode character class changes
+(e.g., between letters, subscripts, emojis, etc). An empty line is also
+considered to be a word.
*WORD*
A WORD consists of a sequence of non-blank characters, separated with white
space. An empty line is also considered to be a WORD.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index ce4ee6c80..4cea34fe9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -5354,7 +5354,13 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description
can be found at |Q_op|.
"w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For '@'
characters above 255 check the "word" character class (any character
- that is not white space or punctuation).
+ that is categorized as a letter, number or emoji according to the
+ Unicode general category).
+
+ Note that there is a difference between the "\k" character class and
+ the |word| motion. The former matches any word character, while the
+ latter stops at a change of the character class.
+
For C programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
'*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
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