diff --git a/vim/config/keyboard.vim b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
index b4ddb58..b081fd8 100644
--- a/vim/config/keyboard.vim
+++ b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 "    <Leader>p                | (N) -> view the paste buffers and register contents
 "    P                        | (V) -> save selection to the buffer and paste over
 "    p                        | (V) -> preserve the buffer pasting over selected text
+"    y                        | (N) -> copy the character the cursor is on
 "    <Ctrl-p>Direction        | (N) -> paste in the direction entered
 "    T                        | (N) -> copy to the end of the line
 "    T                        | (V) -> copy to the end of the line
@@ -555,6 +556,9 @@
         vnoremap P p
         xmap p <Plug>ReplaceWithRegisterVisual
 
+        "copy the current character in normal mode
+        nnoremap y vy
+
         "copy to the end of the line
         nnoremap T vg_y
         vnoremap T g_y