| C-@ | set-mark-command | Mark the beginning (or end) of a region. |
| C-Space | (Same as preceding ) | (Same as preceding) |
| C-] | abort-recursive-edit | Exit recursive edit and exit query-replace. |
| C-a | beginning-of-line | Move to beginning of line. |
| C-b | backward-char | Move backward one character (left). |
| C-c C-c | interrupt-shell-subjob | Terminate the current job. |
| C-c C-d | shell-send-eof | End-of-file character. |
| C-c C-u | kill-shell-input | Erase current line. |
| C-c C-w | backward-kill-word | Erase previous word. |
| C-c C-z | stop-shell-subjob | Suspend current job. |
| C-d | delete-char | Delete character under cursor. |
| C-e | end-of-line | Move to end-of-line. |
| C-f | forward-char | Move forward one character (right). |
| C-g | keyboard-quit | Abort current command. |
| C-h | help-command | Enter the online help system. |
| C-h a | command-apropos | What commands involve this concept? |
| C-h b | describe-bindings | What are all the key bindings for this buffer? |
| C-h c | describe-key- briefly | What command does this keystroke sequence run? |
| C-h C-c | describe-copying | View the Emacs General Public License. |
| C-h C-d | describe-distribution | View information on ordering Emacs from the FSF. |
| C-h C-w | describe-no-warranty | View the (non)warranty for Emacs. |
| C-h f | describe-function | What does this function do? |
| C-h i | info | Start the Info documentation reader. |
| C-h k | describe-key | What command does this keystroke sequence run, and what does it do? |
| C-h l | view-lossage | What are the last 100 characters I typed? |
| C-h m | describe-mode | Tell me about the mode the current buffer is in. |
| C-h n | view-emacs-news | View news about updates to Emacs. |
| C-h s | describe-syntax | What is the syntax table for this buffer? |
| C-h t | help-with-tutorial | Run the Emacs tutorial. |
| C-h v | describe-variable | What does this variable mean, and what is its value? |
| C-h w | where-is | What is the key binding for this command? |
| C-k | kill-line | Delete from cursor to end-of-line. |
| C-l | recenter | Redraw screen with current line in the center. |
| C-n | next-line | Move to next line (down). |
| C-p | previous-line | Move to previous line (up). |
| C-q | quoted-insert | Insert next character typed. Useful for inserting a control character. |
| C-r | isearch-backward | Start or repeat nonincremental search backward. |
| C-r | (none) | Enter recursive edit (during query replace). |
| C-s | isearch-forward | Start or repeat nonincremental search forward. |
| C-t | transpose-chars | Transpose two letters . |
| C-u n | universal-argument | Repeat the next command n times. |
| C-u C-x ( | start-kbd-macro | Execute last macro defined, then add keystrokes. |
| C-u C-x q | (none) | Insert recursive edit in a macro definition. |
| C-v | scroll-up | Move forward one screen. |
| C-w | kill-region | Delete a marked region. |
| C-x ( | start-kbd-macro | Start macro definition. |
| C-x ) | end-kbd-macro | End macro definition. |
| C-x [ | backward-page | Move backward one page. |
| C-x ] | forward-page | Move forward one page. |
| C-x ^ | enlarge-window | Make window taller. |
| C-x { | shrink-window-horizontally | Make window narrower. |
| C-x } | enlarge-window-horizontally | Make window wider. |
| C-x < | scroll-left | Scroll the window left. |
| C-x > | scroll-right | Scroll the window right. |
| C-x . | set-fill-prefix | Prepend each line in paragraph with characters from beginning of line up to cursor column; cancel prefix by typing this command in column 1. |
| C-x 0 | delete-window | Delete current window. |
| C-x 1 | delete-other- windows | Delete all windows but this one. |
| C-x 2 | split-window-vertically | Divide current window in two vertically, resulting in one window on top of the other. |
| C-x 3 | split-window-horizontally | Divide current window in two horizontally, resulting in two side-by-side windows. |
| C-x 4 b | switch-to-buffer-other-window | Select a buffer in the other window. |
| C-x 4 f | find-file-other-window | Find a file in the other window. |
| C-x 5 b | switch-to-buffer-other-frame | Select a buffer in another frame. |
| C-x 5 f | find-file-other-frame | Find a file in another frame. |
| C-x a - | inverse-add-global-abbrev | Define previous word as global (mode-independent) abbreviation. |
| C-x a i l | inverse-add-mode-abbrev | Define previous word as mode-specific abbreviation. |
| C-x b | switch-to-buffer | Move to the buffer specified. |
| C-x C-b | list-buffers | Display the buffer list. |
| C-x C-c | save-buffers-kill-emacs | Exit Emacs. |
| C-x C-f | find-file | Find file and read it. |
| C-x C-l | downcase-region | Lowercase region. |
| C-x C-p | mark-page | Place cursor and mark around whole page. |
| C-x C-q | (none) | Toggle read-only status of buffer. |
| C-x C-s | save-buffer | Save file. (If terminal hangs , C-q restarts.) |
| C-x C-t | transpose-lines | Transpose two lines. |
| C-x C-u | upcase -region | Uppercase region. |
| C-x C-v | find-alternate-file | Read an alternate file, replacing the one currently in the buffer. |
| C-x C-w | write-file | Write buffer contents to file. |
| C-x C-x | exchange-point-and-mark | Exchange location of cursor and mark. |
| C-x Del | backward-kill- sentence | Delete previous sentence. |
| C-x e | call-last-kbd-macro | Execute last macro defined. |
| C-x h | mark-whole-buffer | Place cursor and mark around whole buffer. |
| C-x i | insert-file | Insert file at cursor position. |
| C-x k | kill-buffer | Delete the buffer specified. |
| C-x o | other-window | Move to the other window. |
| C-x q | kbd-macro-query | Insert a query in a macro definition. |
| C-x s | save-some-buffers | Ask whether to save each modified buffer. |
| C-x u | advertised-undo | Undo last edit (can be done repeatedly). |
| C-y | yank | Restore killed text. |
| C-z | suspend-emacs | Suspend Emacs (use exit or fg to restart). |
