diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b27a040..19c8ef4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Versioning: [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Vim bindings in the input via CodeMirror 6 + `@replit/codemirror-vim` (loaded from esm.sh, no build step). Supports `i`/`Esc`, `hjkl`, word/line motions, `dd`/`yy`/`p`, undo/redo, `/` search, `:` command line. Auto-disabled on touch devices (detected via `(pointer: coarse)`) where modal editing fights the virtual keyboard.
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-06-09
 
 First release. Stateless translator UI that proxies streaming requests to
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 44a0820..ae5f470 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -155,6 +155,28 @@
       background: var(--border);
       box-shadow: none;
     }
+
+    /* CodeMirror editor host — matches .output styling so input & output align */
+    .cm-editor {
+      min-height: 180px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--border);
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      background: var(--panel);
+      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    }
+    .cm-editor.cm-focused {
+      outline: none;
+      border-color: var(--accent);
+    }
+    .cm-scroller { padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem; }
+    .cm-content { caret-color: var(--accent); }
+    /* vim's command-line / status hint inherits readable colors */
+    .cm-vim-panel {
+      background: var(--panel);
+      color: var(--fg);
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    }
   </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -185,7 +207,7 @@
     <div class="panes">
       <div>
         <label for="input">Input</label>
-        <textarea id="input" placeholder="Type or paste text to translate…"></textarea>
+        <div id="input"></div>
       </div>
       <div>
         <label for="output">Translation</label>
@@ -197,7 +219,12 @@
     <div id="meta" class="meta"></div>
   </div>
 
-  <script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import { EditorView, keymap, placeholder } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/view@6";
+    import { EditorState } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/state@6";
+    import { history, defaultKeymap, historyKeymap } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/commands@6";
+    import { vim } from "https://esm.sh/@replit/codemirror-vim@6";
+
     const LANGUAGES = [
       "English", "Portuguese (Brazil)", "Portuguese (Portugal)", "Spanish",
       "French", "German", "Italian", "Dutch", "Polish", "Russian",
@@ -210,13 +237,43 @@
     const sourceSel = document.getElementById("source");
     const targetSel = document.getElementById("target");
     const modelSel = document.getElementById("model");
-    const input = document.getElementById("input");
     const output = document.getElementById("output");
     const goBtn = document.getElementById("go");
     const meta = document.getElementById("meta");
     const hotStatus = document.getElementById("hot-status");
     const hotStatusText = document.getElementById("hot-status-text");
 
+    // --- CodeMirror editor (vim mode on real keyboards only) ----------------
+    const isCoarsePointer = window.matchMedia("(pointer: coarse)").matches;
+    let typingTimer;
+    const editor = new EditorView({
+      parent: document.getElementById("input"),
+      state: EditorState.create({
+        extensions: [
+          // vim() MUST be first per @replit/codemirror-vim docs so its keymap
+          // takes precedence. Skipped on touch devices — modal editing without
+          // a hardware Esc key on a virtual keyboard is unusable, and IME
+          // composition fights the vim keymap.
+          ...(isCoarsePointer ? [] : [vim()]),
+          history(),
+          keymap.of([
+            { key: "Mod-Enter", run: () => { translate(); return true; } },
+            ...defaultKeymap,
+            ...historyKeymap,
+          ]),
+          EditorView.lineWrapping,
+          placeholder("Type or paste text to translate…"),
+          EditorView.updateListener.of(u => {
+            if (u.docChanged) {
+              clearTimeout(typingTimer);
+              typingTimer = setTimeout(refreshLoaded, 500);
+            }
+          }),
+        ],
+      }),
+    });
+    const inputText = () => editor.state.doc.toString();
+
     function fillLangs() {
       const auto = document.createElement("option");
       auto.value = "auto";
@@ -276,7 +333,7 @@
     }
 
     async function translate() {
-      const text = input.value.trim();
+      const text = inputText().trim();
       if (!text) return;
       goBtn.disabled = true;
       goBtn.textContent = "Translating…";
@@ -409,16 +466,7 @@
       hotStatusText.textContent = `Hot: ${parts.join(", ")}`;
     }
 
-    let typingTimer;
-    input.addEventListener("input", () => {
-      clearTimeout(typingTimer);
-      typingTimer = setTimeout(refreshLoaded, 500);
-    });
-
     goBtn.addEventListener("click", translate);
-    input.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-      if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "Enter") translate();
-    });
 
     fillLangs();
     loadModels().then(refreshLoaded);
