neovim 'vim.opt.list' not taking effect

Question

I am using neovim on Linux.

NVIM v0.11.3
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670

In my options.lua I have vim.opt.list = false and vim.opt.listchars = { tab = '»'}

I have a keymap set to toggle list chars.

However, when I start neovim it always shows the hidden chars.

I want to not list the chars on startup. It will not honour the vim.opt.list = false option.

Monsieur Merso · Accepted Answer · 2025-08-12 12:19:12Z

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listchars expects a string

try this:

vim.opt.listchars = "tab:»"

Checkout help for more config options: :h listchars

answered Aug 12 at 12:19

Monsieur Merso

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