diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index ba60874..a7ed0f7 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -3,3 +3,18 @@
 colorscheme solarized
 syntax enable
 set background=dark
+highlight LineNr term=bold cterm=NONE ctermfg=DarkGrey ctermbg=NONE gui=NONE guifg=DarkGrey guibg=NONE      " line number colours
+" Spaces & Tabs
+set tabstop=4		" number of visual spaces per TAB
+set softtabstop=4	" same but for editing mode
+set expandtab		" tabs are spaces
+" UI Config
+set number          " show line numbers
+set showcmd         " shows the last run command at the bottom
+set cursorline      " highlight the current line
+filetype indent on  " load filetype-specific indent files
+set showmatch       " highlight matching [{()}]
+set wildmenu        " visual autocomplete for command menu
+" Searching
+set incsearch       " search as characters are entered
+set hlsearch        " highlight matches