diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/settings.lua b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/settings.lua
index b58c5fa..0b0ecb5 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/settings.lua
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/settings.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 local opt = vim.opt
 opt.timeoutlen = 200
 -- opt.cmdheight = 0 -- broken??
+opt.listchars:append({ tab = "⍿·", trail = "×" })
+vim.opt.list = true
 
 -- lvim specific settings
 -- general