diff --git a/editor/helix/config.toml b/editor/helix/config.toml
index 050b653..d56ccb5 100644
--- a/editor/helix/config.toml
+++ b/editor/helix/config.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ theme="sonokai"
 [editor.soft-wrap]
 enable = true
 
+[editor.cursor-shape]
+insert = "bar"
+normal = "block"
+select = "block"
+
 [keys.normal]
 backspace = {r = ":sh cargo run", p = ":sh python src/main.py"}
 a = ["ensure_selections_forward", "collapse_selection", "move_char_right", "insert_mode"]