diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 3df780c..8c6846a 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ highlight VertSplit     cterm=bold ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=yellow
 " highlight spell errors
 highlight SpellErrors ctermfg=Red cterm=underline term=reverse
 
+
+" set whitespace characters to something more readable
+set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
+
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 " TEXT FORMATING