diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9bde272..d819048 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 (setq focus-follows-mouse nil)          ; stop popups from getting focus
 (setq mouse-autoselect-window nil)      ; stop popups from getting focus
 (setq display-line-numbers 'relative)   ; show relative line-numers
+(setq column-number-mode t)             ; show column number
 
 ;; global keybindings
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-k") 'previous-line)