List of Emacs Hooks

By Xah Lee. Date: 2016-04-09. Last updated: 2023-08-30.

How to Find Hook

Most major modes have a Hook .

If a mode's name is “xx-mode”, its hook by convention is named “xx-mode-hook”.

First, be sure you load the mode first. Some hook many not show when the mode isn't loaded or initialized. To load a mode, just e.g. Alt+x js-mode

To find a mode's hook, just search variable with the name “-hook” in it, or search the name of the mode. [see Emacs: Show Variable Value, List Variables]

Note: A major mode may have more than 1 hook.

How to List Emacs Hooks

Alt+x apropos-variable then type “hook”.

Here's a complete list of emacs hook variables, as of Emacs 28 (Released 2022-04) , with no external packages loaded.