# Vim mode 'o' in list always inserts spaces on newline instead of tabs

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vim-mode-o-in-list-always-inserts-spaces-on-newline-instead-of-tabs/50757>\
**Category:** Bug graveyard\
**Tags:** vim, tracked\
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vim-mode-o-in-list-always-inserts-spaces-on-newline-instead-of-tabs/50757 "2022-12-27T19:05:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vim-mode-o-in-list-always-inserts-spaces-on-newline-instead-of-tabs/50757/3 "2023-02-13T21:52:28Z")

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This fixes your problem and more [https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vim-o-and-o-should-respect-understand-current-context/48386/5?u=whitenoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/vim-o-and-o-should-respect-understand-current-context/48386/5)

But I still would like to know why it adds spaces instead of tabs and if that can be fixed (upstream problem)

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