Emacs: List All Hooks

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]

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

How to List Emacs Hooks

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

List of Emacs Hooks

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

1. Buffer-menu-mode-hook
2. Custom-mode-hook
3. Info-mode-hook
4. Info-selection-hook
5. abbrev-mode-hook
6. activate-mark-hook
7. after-change-major-mode-hook
8. after-init-hook
9. after-revert-hook
10. after-save-hook
11. after-set-visited-file-name-hook
12. after-setting-font-hook
13. apropos-mode-hook
14. authinfo-mode-hook
15. auto-composition-mode-hook
16. auto-compression-mode-hook
17. auto-encryption-mode-hook
18. auto-fill-mode-hook
19. auto-lower-mode-hook
20. auto-raise-mode-hook
21. auto-revert-load-hook
22. auto-revert-mode-hook
23. auto-revert-tail-mode-hook
24. auto-save-hook
25. auto-save-mode-hook
26. auto-save-visited-mode-hook
27. awk-mode-hook
28. before-hack-local-variables-hook
29. before-init-hook
30. before-make-frame-hook
31. before-revert-hook
32. before-save-hook
33. binary-overwrite-mode-hook
34. blink-cursor-mode-hook
35. bookmark-after-jump-hook
36. bookmark-bmenu-mode-hook
37. bookmark-edit-annotation-mode-hook
38. bookmark-exit-hook
39. bookmark-load-hook
40. browse-url-of-file-hook
41. buffer-list-update-hook
42. button-mode-hook
43. c++-mode-hook
44. c--unsafe-post-self-insert-hook-functions
45. c-initialization-hook
46. c-mode-common-hook
47. c-mode-hook
48. c-special-indent-hook
49. change-major-mode-after-body-hook
50. change-major-mode-hook
51. cl-old-struct-compat-mode-hook
52. clone-buffer-hook
53. clone-indirect-buffer-hook
54. column-number-mode-hook
55. compilation-mode-hook
56. compilation-start-hook
57. completion-in-region-mode-hook
58. completion-list-mode-hook
59. completion-setup-hook
60. context-menu-mode-hook
61. cursor-intangible-mode-hook
62. cursor-sensor-mode-hook
63. custom-define-hook
64. cvs-dired-use-hook
65. deactivate-mark-hook
66. delay-mode-hooks
67. delayed-after-hook-functions
68. delayed-mode-hooks
69. delayed-warnings-hook
70. delete-selection-mode-hook
71. diff-auto-refine-mode-hook
72. diff-minor-mode-hook
73. diff-mode-hook
74. dired-after-readin-hook
75. dired-before-readin-hook
76. dired-hide-details-mode-hook
77. dired-initial-position-hook
78. dired-isearch-filenames-mode-hook
79. dired-load-hook
80. dired-mode-hook
81. dired-omit-mode-hook
82. display-line-numbers-mode-hook
83. echo-area-clear-hook
84. edit-abbrevs-mode-hook
85. eieio-hook
86. eldoc-mode-hook
87. electric-indent-local-mode-hook
88. electric-indent-mode-hook
89. electric-layout-local-mode-hook
90. electric-layout-mode-hook
91. electric-pair-local-mode-hook
92. electric-pair-mode-hook
93. electric-quote-local-mode-hook
94. electric-quote-mode-hook
95. elisp-byte-code-mode-hook
96. emacs-lisp-compilation-mode-hook
97. emacs-lisp-mode-hook
98. emacs-startup-hook
99. eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook
100. exit-language-environment-hook
101. fido-mode-hook
102. fido-vertical-mode-hook
103. file-name-shadow-mode-hook
104. find-file-hook
105. find-tag-hook
106. first-change-hook
107. focus-in-hook
108. focus-out-hook
109. font-lock-mode-hook
110. global-auto-composition-mode-hook
111. global-auto-revert-mode-hook
112. global-display-line-numbers-mode-hook
113. global-eldoc-mode-hook
114. global-font-lock-mode-hook
115. global-prettify-symbols-mode-hook
116. global-visual-line-mode-hook
117. global-xah-math-input-mode-hook
118. grep-setup-hook
119. hack-local-variables-hook
120. horizontal-scroll-bar-mode-hook
121. html-autoview-mode-hook
122. html-mode-hook
123. htmlize-after-hook
124. htmlize-before-hook
125. htmlize-file-hook
126. icomplete-minibuffer-setup-hook
127. icomplete-mode-hook
128. icomplete-vertical-mode-hook
129. idl-mode-hook
130. ido-everywhere-hook
131. ido-make-buffer-list-hook
132. ido-make-dir-list-hook
133. ido-make-file-list-hook
134. ido-minibuffer-setup-hook
135. ido-setup-hook
136. image-minor-mode-hook
137. imenu-after-jump-hook
138. indent-tabs-mode-hook
139. inhibit-modification-hooks
140. inhibit-point-motion-hooks
141. inhibit-startup-hooks
142. input-method-activate-hook
143. input-method-after-insert-chunk-hook
144. input-method-deactivate-hook
145. isearch-mode-end-hook
146. isearch-mode-end-hook-quit
147. isearch-mode-hook
148. isearch-update-post-hook
149. java-mode-hook
150. jit-lock-debug-mode-hook
151. js-jsx-mode-hook
152. js-mode-hook
153. kbd-macro-termination-hook
154. kill-buffer-hook
155. kill-emacs-hook
156. line-number-mode-hook
157. lisp-data-mode-hook
158. lisp-interaction-mode-hook
159. lisp-mode-hook
160. lock-file-mode-hook
161. mail-citation-hook
162. mail-setup-hook
163. menu-bar-mode-hook
164. menu-bar-update-hook
165. messages-buffer-mode-hook
166. minibuffer-exit-hook
167. minibuffer-inactive-mode-hook
168. minibuffer-mode-hook
169. minibuffer-setup-hook
170. mouse-leave-buffer-hook
171. mouse-wheel-mode-hook
172. next-error-follow-minor-mode-hook
173. next-error-hook
174. normal-erase-is-backspace-mode-hook
175. objc-mode-hook
176. occur-edit-mode-hook
177. occur-hook
178. occur-mode-find-occurrence-hook
179. occur-mode-hook
180. overwrite-mode-hook
181. package--post-download-archives-hook
182. package-menu-mode-hook
183. paragraph-indent-minor-mode-hook
184. paragraph-indent-text-mode-hook
185. pike-mode-hook
186. post-command-hook
187. post-gc-hook
188. post-self-insert-hook
189. pre-command-hook
190. prefix-command-preserve-state-hook
191. prettify-symbols-mode-hook
192. process-menu-mode-hook
193. prog-mode-hook
194. quickurl-reread-hook-postfix
195. quit-window-hook
196. read-only-mode-hook
197. recentf-dialog-mode-hook
198. recentf-load-hook
199. recentf-mode-hook
200. recentf-used-hooks
201. replace-update-post-hook
202. rfn-eshadow-setup-minibuffer-hook
203. rfn-eshadow-update-overlay-hook
204. rmail-mode-hook
205. rmail-show-message-hook
206. save-place-local-mode-hook
207. save-place-mode-hook
208. savehist-mode-hook
209. savehist-save-hook
210. scroll-bar-mode-hook
211. set-language-environment-hook
212. sgml-electric-tag-pair-mode-hook
213. sgml-mode-hook
214. show-paren-local-mode-hook
215. show-paren-mode-hook
216. signal-hook-function
217. size-indication-mode-hook
218. special-mode-hook
219. suspend-hook
220. suspend-resume-hook
221. tab-bar-history-mode-hook
222. tab-bar-mode-hook
223. tab-switcher-mode-hook
224. tabulated-list-mode-hook
225. tabulated-list-revert-hook
226. temp-buffer-resize-mode-hook
227. temp-buffer-setup-hook
228. temp-buffer-show-hook
229. temp-buffer-window-setup-hook
230. temp-buffer-window-show-hook
231. term-setup-hook
232. text-mode-hook
233. tool-bar-mode-hook
234. tooltip-mode-hook
235. transient-mark-mode-hook
236. tty-setup-hook
237. unify-8859-on-decoding-mode-hook
238. unify-8859-on-encoding-mode-hook
239. url-cookie-mode-hook
240. url-handler-mode-hook
241. url-load-hook
242. use-hard-newlines-hook
243. vc-before-checkin-hook
244. vc-checkin-hook
245. vc-checkout-hook
246. vc-git-log-edit-mode-hook
247. vc-git-log-view-mode-hook
248. vc-git-region-history-mode-hook
249. vc-log-after-operation-hook
250. vc-logentry-check-hook
251. visible-mode-hook
252. visual-line-mode-hook
253. window-configuration-change-hook
254. window-divider-mode-hook
255. window-setup-hook
256. window-state-change-hook