Move to the beginning of line while in Insert mode

Question

I know that I can use either:

1. Home in insert mode
2. Esc + i to exit insert mode and enter it again, effectively going to the beginning of line.

But neither satisfies me. In first case I have to tilt my head to hit Home, because I can't blindly hit it. In second case my left arm has to leave the home row to hit Esc, which is annoying too.

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Ctrl+O whilst in insert mode puts you in command mode for one key press only. Therefore Ctrl+O then Shift+I should accomplish what you're looking for.

Answer 2

You could enter insert mode using I (capital i).

It will put the cursor at the beginning of the line.

Similarly you can use A to add something at the end of the line.

Though, it does not really solve the problem of moving while already being in Insert mode.

I have just checked help on Insert mode, there is no key combination in insert mode to move at the beginning of the line.

Other idea : Remap a new command only in insert mode

inoremap <C-i> <Home>