diff --git a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backward.rs b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backward.rs
index 55f88de2..4105e414 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backward.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backward.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ pub struct Opt;
 impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
 	fn from(_: &Exec) -> Self { Self }
 }
-impl From<()> for Opt {
-	fn from(_: ()) -> Self { Self }
-}
 
 impl Input {
 	pub fn backward(&mut self, _: impl Into<Opt>) -> bool {
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/forward.rs b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/forward.rs
index 3666dc56..55cd685e 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/forward.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/forward.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ pub struct Opt {
 impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
 	fn from(e: &Exec) -> Self { Self { end_of_word: e.named.contains_key("end-of-word") } }
 }
-impl From<bool> for Opt {
-	fn from(end_of_word: bool) -> Self { Self { end_of_word } }
-}
 
 impl Input {
 	pub fn forward(&mut self, opt: impl Into<Opt>) -> bool {
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/input/input.rs b/yazi-core/src/input/input.rs
index 8ed5b381..fa3e5cca 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/input/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/input/input.rs
@@ -59,37 +59,39 @@ impl Input {
 	///
 	/// Otherwise, returns how many characters to move to reach right *AFTER* the
 	/// word boundary, or the end of the iterator.
-	pub(super) fn find_word_boundary(input: impl Iterator<Item = char> + Clone) -> usize {
+	fn find_word_boundary(input: impl Iterator<Item = char> + Clone) -> usize {
 		fn count_spaces(input: impl Iterator<Item = char>) -> usize {
 			// Move until we don't see any more whitespace.
 			input.take_while(|c| CharKind::new(*c) == CharKind::Space).count()
 		}
 
-		fn count_characters(mut input: std::iter::Peekable<impl Iterator<Item = char>>) -> usize {
+		fn count_characters(mut input: impl Iterator<Item = char>) -> usize {
 			// Determine the current character class.
-			let prev = input.peek().cloned();
-			let Some(prev) = prev else {
-				return 0;
+			let first = match input.next() {
+				Some(c) => CharKind::new(c),
+				None => return 0,
 			};
 
 			// Move until we see a different character class or the end of the iterator.
-			input.take_while(|c| CharKind::new(*c) == CharKind::new(prev)).count()
+			input.take_while(|c| CharKind::new(*c) == first).count() + 1
 		}
 
-		let spaces_count = count_spaces(input.clone());
-		let character_count = count_characters(input.skip(spaces_count).peekable());
-		spaces_count + character_count
+		let spaces = count_spaces(input.clone());
+		spaces + count_characters(input.skip(spaces))
 	}
 
-	fn delete_range(&mut self, range: impl RangeBounds<usize>) {
+	fn delete_range(&mut self, range: impl RangeBounds<usize>) -> bool {
 		let snap = self.snap_mut();
 		snap.cursor = match range.start_bound() {
 			std::ops::Bound::Included(i) => *i,
 			std::ops::Bound::Excluded(i) => i + 1,
 			std::ops::Bound::Unbounded => 0,
 		};
-		snap.value.drain(range);
-		self.flush_value();
+		if snap.value.drain(range).next().is_some() {
+			self.flush_value();
+			return true;
+		}
+		false
 	}
 
 	pub fn type_(&mut self, key: &Key) -> bool {
@@ -102,17 +104,26 @@ impl Input {
 			return self.type_str(c.encode_utf8(&mut bits));
 		}
 
-		use KeyCode::{Backspace, Char as C, Delete};
+		use KeyCode::{Backspace, Char as C};
 
 		match key {
-			Key { code: Backspace, shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: false } => self.backspace(),
-			// Handle Emacs-style keybindings.
+			// Move to the start of the line
 			Key { code: C('a'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.move_(isize::MIN),
+			// Move to the end of the line
 			Key { code: C('e'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.move_(isize::MAX),
+
+			// Move back a character
 			Key { code: C('b'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.move_(-1),
+			// Move forward a character
 			Key { code: C('f'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.move_(1),
+
+			// Delete the character before the cursor
+			Key { code: Backspace, shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: false } => self.backspace(),
 			Key { code: C('h'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.backspace(),
+			// Delete the character under the cursor
 			Key { code: C('d'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => self.forward_delete(),
+
+			// Move back to the start of the current or previous word
 			Key { code: C('b'), shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: true } => {
 				let snap = self.snap();
 				let idx = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
@@ -120,61 +131,46 @@ impl Input {
 				let step = Self::find_word_boundary(snap.value[..idx].chars().rev());
 				self.move_(-(step as isize))
 			}
+			// Move forward to the end of the next word
 			Key { code: C('f'), shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: true } => {
 				let snap = self.snap();
-				let idx = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
-
-				let step = Self::find_word_boundary(snap.value[idx..].chars());
+				let step = Self::find_word_boundary(snap.value.chars().skip(snap.cursor));
 				self.move_(step as isize)
 			}
+
+			// Kill backwards to the start of the line
 			Key { code: C('u'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => {
 				let snap = self.snap_mut();
 				let end = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
-				self.delete_range(..end);
-				true
+				self.delete_range(..end)
 			}
-			Key { code: C('k'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false }
-			| Key { code: Delete, shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: false } => {
+			// Kill forwards to the end of the line
+			Key { code: C('k'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false } => {
 				let snap = self.snap_mut();
 				let start = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
-				self.delete_range(start..);
-				true
+				self.delete_range(start..)
 			}
+
+			// Kill backwards to the start of the current word
 			Key { code: C('w'), shift: false, ctrl: true, alt: false }
 			| Key { code: Backspace, shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: true } => {
 				let snap = self.snap_mut();
 				let end = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
 				let start = end - Self::find_word_boundary(snap.value[..end].chars().rev());
-				self.delete_range(start..end);
-				true
+				self.delete_range(start..end)
 			}
+			// Kill forwards to the end of the current word
 			Key { code: C('d'), shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: true } => {
 				let snap = self.snap_mut();
 				let start = snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap_or(snap.len());
-				// Hitting this keybind `ab |cd `should give `|cd`.
 				let end = start + Self::find_word_boundary(snap.value[start..].chars());
-				self.delete_range(start..end);
-				true
+				self.delete_range(start..end)
 			}
+
 			_ => false,
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn forward_delete(&mut self) -> bool {
-		let snap = self.snaps.current_mut();
-		// Return false when there is no character on the right to delete.
-		// Note that the cursor can be at index `snap.value.len()` when in
-		// edit mode, but it should be strictly less for forward deletion.
-		if snap.cursor >= snap.value.len() {
-			return false;
-		} else {
-			snap.value.remove(snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap());
-		}
-		self.move_(0);
-		self.flush_value();
-		true
-	}
-
 	pub fn type_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> bool {
 		let snap = self.snaps.current_mut();
 		if snap.cursor < 1 {
@@ -201,6 +197,19 @@ impl Input {
 		true
 	}
 
+	pub fn forward_delete(&mut self) -> bool {
+		let snap = self.snaps.current_mut();
+		if snap.cursor >= snap.value.len() {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			snap.value.remove(snap.idx(snap.cursor).unwrap());
+		}
+
+		self.move_(0);
+		self.flush_value();
+		true
+	}
+
 	pub(super) fn handle_op(&mut self, cursor: usize, include: bool) -> bool {
 		let old = self.snap().clone();
 		let snap = self.snaps.current_mut();